Amit Shah: We showed importance of 'ek chutki sindoor'

MUMBAI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that with Operation Sindoor , the Narendra Modi govt had taught a lesson to those who had violated India's security.

Referring to the IAF strikes on the nine terror camps in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, Shah said: "...Ek chutki sindoor, which is important to our mothers, sisters... we have shown the importance of the Sindoor. There were ten crore online searches for the meaning of Sindoor... we went into their home and destroyed their hideouts."

Speaking in Gujarati during the 50th anniversary celebrations of Laxmi-Narayan Temple at the Madhavbaug complex in Bhuleshwar here, Mumbai-born Shah referred to the achievements of the Modi govt, which had completed 11 years on Monday. "This Gujarati son (Modi) has been focused on the development of the country... we have become the fourth largest economy, made the country secure, and those who tried to make the country unsafe, we entered their house and beat them up," he said.

Shah said Modi made Indians proud of India. "When I met a French diplomat, I asked him, what was the difference after 10 years? He said for those from the Western world, Modi has increased the value of India's passport," he added.

The home minister said political will was needed, and Modi, after 550 years, ensured the Ram idol was moved from a tent to a splendid temple, and the Kashi-Vishwanath corridor, which was destroyed by Aurangzeb, was restored.