PM Modi warns against Nuclear blackmail, says over 100 terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor
New Delhi, May 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a firm and emotionally charged address to the nation, made it clear that India will no longer tolerate any form of nuclear blackmail or cross-border terrorism. He said that any terrorist attack on Indian soil would be met with a strong and decisive response — and that response would be on India’s terms.
Speaking about the recent counter-terror operation, Operation Sindoor, carried out in retaliation to the Pahalgam attack, the Prime Minister said that India had sent a strong message to its enemies. “When Indian missiles and drones attacked those sites in Pakistan, it was not just the buildings of the terrorist organisations that were destroyed, but their courage also collapsed,” he said.
He named Bhawalpur and Muridke in Pakistan as long-standing breeding grounds of global terrorism. “These terrorist sites have functioned like universities of terrorism. Whether it was 9/11 in the United States or major terror attacks in India, these places have had direct or indirect links to all of them,” Modi noted.
Strongly condemning the support these terrorist elements receive from within Pakistan, the Prime Minister highlighted a disturbing reality. “The world has now witnessed the dirty truth of Pakistan, when senior officers of its army were seen bidding farewell to the terrorists who were killed. There is no clearer proof of state-sponsored terrorism,” he stated.
Referring to the motivation behind the military response, Modi said, “The terrorists had targeted our sisters and daughters in Pahalgam. That’s why India decided to strike at the very heart of terrorism. Over 100 terrorists have been eliminated in Operation Sindoor.”
He ended his address with a powerful message that India will not be bullied or threatened. “No nuclear blackmail will be tolerated anymore. Those who attempt to hurt India will have to face the consequences, and the response will come at a time and place of our choosing.”
Address to the nation. https://t.co/iKjEJvlciR
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 12, 2025
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
