‘Grateful To Be Of Service…’: Tharoor, Sule Thank PM Modi For Op Sindoor Outreach Roles

Last Updated:June 10, 2025, 23:21 IST

PM Narendra Modi meets Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who led a multi-party delegation for a five-nation visit, at his residence in New Delhi on June 10. (Image: PTI)

Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted members of the multi-party delegations part of the Operation Sindoor global outreach on Tuesday, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and other leaders thanked him for giving them the opportunity to serve the nation.

Supriya Sule from NCP(SP), Sanjay Jha from JD(U), Shrikant Shinde from Shiv Sena, Rajeev Rai of the Samajwadi Party, Congress leader Manish Tewari and BJP’s Nishikant Dubey were among others who extended their gratitude.

“We are all grateful for the opportunity to be of service to the nation, Pradhan Mantriji @narendramodi! Jai Hind,” (sic) Tharoor wrote while sharing Modi’s post on X about the reception at his official residence. He had led the delegation to the Americas.

The members of the all-party delegations comprised MPs and former diplomats, who travelled to 33 world capitals over the past few weeks.

At the reception, Modi said he was proud of the manner in which the multi-party delegations presented India’s views in various countries on the need to eradicate the menace of terrorism following the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor.

“Met members of the various delegations who represented India in different countries and elaborated on India’s commitment to peace and the need to eradicate the menace of terrorism. We are all proud of the manner in which they put forward India’s voice,” he wrote on X.

Members shared their experience with him, with the central government having already praised the work of the seven delegations comprising over 50 persons, mostly current MPs.

Thank you Hon’ble Prime Minister @narendramodi ji for entrusting us with this important responsibility to articulate India’s firm stance against terrorism and our unwavering commitment to the unity and integrity of the nation.@PMOIndia https://t.co/lZCS1bw8Iy— Supriya Sule (@supriya_sule) June 10, 2025

“Thank you Hon’ble Prime Minister ji @narendramodi for entrusting us with this important responsibility to articulate India’s firm stance against terrorism and our unwavering commitment to the unity and integrity of the nation,” Sule wrote on X.

Sule, Jha, and Shinde were among those who had led their delegations to different parts of the world. The Centre had sent the multi-party delegations to portray a message of national unity in the fight against terrorism, with the likes of Tharoor and AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi joining the ruling alliance members in championing the Indian cause abroad. Prominent former parliamentarians in the delegations included ex-Union ministers Ghulam Nabi Azad and Salman Khurshid.

“Today, there was an informal meeting of all delegation members with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the discussion, the Prime Minister interacted with everyone… All the people shared their experiences. The experiences of how each country reacted towards India were shared. Everyone emphasised one point that if such bilateral meetings continue, it will benefit India, and our relations with other countries will strengthen,” Shinde, who had led the delegation to the UAE, Congo, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, told news agency ANI.

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