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Modi Demands Congress Name Who Blocked 26/11 Retaliation as Chidambaram Calls His Claim 'Terribly Wrong'

The former home minister says the prime minister misattributed his interview about international pressure on India after the Mumbai attacks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the 2008 attacks, which left more than 160 people dead, exposed how India’s leadership at the time failed to act despite clear provocation.
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In this image received on Oct. 8, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde during the inauguration of Phase 1 of the Navi Mumbai International Airport and launch of other development projects, in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. (PMO via PTI Photo)
Congress MP P Chidambaram speaks to media in Tiruchirappalli.

Overview

  • Speaking at the Navi Mumbai International Airport inauguration on Oct. 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Congress to disclose who, under foreign pressure, stopped a military response after the 2008 attacks.
  • Modi cited a recent P. Chidambaram interview recounting that the External Affairs Ministry and international pressure discouraged military retaliation, with then US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice urging restraint.
  • On Oct. 9, Chidambaram said the prime minister's formulation was "terribly wrong," writing on X that words were imagined and wrongly attributed to him.
  • Congress figures, including MP Manish Tewari, rejected Modi’s charge and accused the government of politicising a national tragedy during an infrastructure event.
  • Contrasting past restraint with current policy, Modi highlighted May’s Operation Sindoor as evidence that today’s India conducts decisive cross‑border responses to terror.