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Modi Demands Congress Name Who Blocked 26/11 Retaliation, Citing Chidambaram

The prime minister used the Navi Mumbai airport launch to contrast UPA-era restraint with his administration’s post‑Sindoor doctrine.

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 in Mumbai, Narendra Modi asked Congress to disclose who, under foreign pressure, stopped a military response after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
  • P. Chidambaram’s recent interview said he considered retaliation but the UPA opted for diplomatic steps under global pressure, including a visit by Condoleezza Rice.
  • Modi invoked Operation Sindoor to argue that today’s policy delivers cross‑border reprisals in response to terrorism.
  • Congress leaders pushed back, with Manish Tewari calling the prime minister’s allegations unfounded and accusing him of politicising a tragedy.
  • On Oct. 9, Chidambaram posted that Modi had misattributed words to him and called the prime minister’s characterisation “terribly wrong,” as no new corroborating evidence was presented.