On 22 April, 2025, terrorists killed 25 Indians—24 tourists and a Kashmiri local—and 1 Nepalese tourist at Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam before fleeing the tourist spot. Eyewitness accounts indicate victims were singled out on the basis of religion, shot at close range in front of their families.
At the time of the attack, PM Modi was in Saudi Arabia on an official visit and US Vice President JD Vance was visiting India. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) offshoot The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS) chaired by PM Modi met the day after the attack and in a statement highlighted a potential link to Pakistan, saying “cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack were brought out”.
Have you completely lost your mind, or do you have a boyfriend in Pakistan? Or do you want to get bloody deported to Pakistan? It’s such a shame that there are people like you in the country, contributing NOTHING, but always on the frontline when it comes to being a typing master.
Playing the match was enforced, the handshake, in this environment, would have been hypocritical. Respect cannot be obligatory.