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”.
What is bothersome is the expectation of a pat on the back for doing the minimum. The people were checked and Hindus chosen and slaightered. This is not a Kashmir thing. This is a act that should be acknowledged by all Muslims in India. Stop saying terrorists are not Muslim. They look like you. They act in your name. Which Waqf body has reached out to the victims? Which Muslim polital leader or party? Forcing Hindus to accept pain and Jizia in the name of secularism cannot be without consequence. To temper the consequence Rahul and Akhilesh will talk of caste. DMK will act like it happened in another country. Mamata will say something untranslatable. They will distract and Hindus will move on.