Overview

• The Sindoor Maha Blood Donation Yatra, spearheaded by Shiv Sena’s Chandrahara Patil with 1,000 Sangli wrestlers, arrived in Srinagar to thank the Indian Army.
• Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde donated blood at the army’s 92 Base Hospital during the event.
• Shinde said Operation Sindoor delivered a stern response to Pakistan and praised Operation Mahadev for eliminating the Pahalgam attackers.
• Organizers noted this was the first large-scale blood drive for the armed forces, with more than 1,000 participants contributing.
• Senior Army officers awarded Shinde a certificate of honour and he pledged Shiv Sena’s ongoing readiness to provide blood support for military needs.