'Tharoor and team visited 33 countries, none blamed Pakistan': Congress's Mani Shankar Aiyar takes aim at party MP; alleges govt failed to counter misinformation

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday criticised the government's global outreach following ' Operation Sindoor ', particularly taking aim at his party MP Shashi Tharoor , who was part of the all-party delegation that visited multiple countries.

"None of the 33 countries that Tharoor and his team visited blamed Pakistan for the Pahalgam terror attack ," Aiyar said while talking to news agency IANS.

He further said, "Neither the UN nor the United States has held Pakistan responsible. We are the only ones saying that Pakistan is behind it, but no one is willing to believe us. We haven’t been able to present any evidence that convinces people about which Pakistani agency carried out this act."

Watch: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar says, "None of the 33 countries that Tharoor and his team visited blamed Pakistan for the Pahalgam terror attack. Neither the UN nor the United States have held Pakistan responsible. We are the only ones saying that Pakistan is behind it,… pic.twitter.com/2xDf0EUPQb

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He also said, "We are engaged in dialogue with China. Don’t we know that Chinese soldiers were sitting alongside the Pakistan Air Force to support the war? If we’re ready to talk to China, then why not talk to Pakistan?"

India launched Operation Sindoor in early May to destroy nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and PoK in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack.

Launched on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, Operation Sindoor showcased calibrated, tri-services action targeting terror hideouts in Pakistan.