Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a sharp attack on country’s first premier Jawaharlal Nehru, claiming he prevented Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel from fully integrating Kashmir into the Indian Union.
Addressing national celebrations on Sardar Patel’s 150th birth anniversary at the Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar, Prime Minister Modi asserted that former Prime Minister Nehru’s “mistake” on Kashmir led to decades of turmoil and bloodshed in the region.
Mr. Modi referenced "Operation Sindoor" declaring the world has witnessed that India will "strike inside enemy territory" if challenged, underscoring the new reality that the country will "never compromise on its security and honour" and that "this is the India of the Iron Man, Sardar Patel." He also raised the “grave threat” posed by infiltration to unity and the demographic balance.
"Many may not be aware that Sardar Patel wished for the complete integration of Kashmir, just as he had successfully merged othe
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