<p>New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday termed Operation Sindoor an "inevitable" step to protect the country and said nobody should criticise such operations as it amounts to supporting terrorism.</p>.<p>Responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the operation and his remarks against External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Naidu called for unified support across party lines on matters of national security.</p>.<p>Under Operation Sindoor, India carried out precision strikes on nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives.</p>.<p>Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to Pakistani attempts.</p>.<p>"I am very clear, nobody should criticise or attack the operation. Operation Sindoor was an inevitable situation to protect ourselves," Naidu said at a press conference here after meeting several Union ministers on state issues.</p>.Mamata joins Oppn in demanding for special Parliament session on Operation Sindoor.<p>He said the operation was necessitated by the terror attack in Pahalgam.</p>.<p>"Naturally, you have to hit back to create confidence in your citizens or else what is going to happen to this nation and how to protect this nation.</p>.<p>"Why are you spending so much on defence? We are not going to war against other countries. If anybody comes and creates a problem, it is our right to fight out and that is clear," he added.</p>.<p>The chief minister described Operation Sindoor as a "fight against terrorism" and asked whether its critics support terrorist activities.</p>.<p>"Can you support terrorism? Terrorist activity of any form, all of us have to condemn. Otherwise, what is the safety for you to sit here? We are living in a civilised world. The civilised world cannot tolerate any kind of terrorist activity," he said.</p>.<p>On Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad's arrest over his social media post on Operation Sindoor, Naidu said "everybody should have restraint".</p>.<p>The CM, who met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss state proposals, congratulated him on the success of Operation Sindoor.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday termed Operation Sindoor an "inevitable" step to protect the country and said nobody should criticise such operations as it amounts to supporting terrorism.</p>.<p>Responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the operation and his remarks against External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Naidu called for unified support across party lines on matters of national security.</p>.<p>Under Operation Sindoor, India carried out precision strikes on nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives.</p>.<p>Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to Pakistani attempts.</p>.<p>"I am very clear, nobody should criticise or attack the operation. Operation Sindoor was an inevitable situation to protect ourselves," Naidu said at a press conference here after meeting several Union ministers on state issues.</p>.Mamata joins Oppn in demanding for special Parliament session on Operation Sindoor.<p>He said the operation was necessitated by the terror attack in Pahalgam.</p>.<p>"Naturally, you have to hit back to create confidence in your citizens or else what is going to happen to this nation and how to protect this nation.</p>.<p>"Why are you spending so much on defence? We are not going to war against other countries. If anybody comes and creates a problem, it is our right to fight out and that is clear," he added.</p>.<p>The chief minister described Operation Sindoor as a "fight against terrorism" and asked whether its critics support terrorist activities.</p>.<p>"Can you support terrorism? Terrorist activity of any form, all of us have to condemn. Otherwise, what is the safety for you to sit here? We are living in a civilised world. The civilised world cannot tolerate any kind of terrorist activity," he said.</p>.<p>On Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad's arrest over his social media post on Operation Sindoor, Naidu said "everybody should have restraint".</p>.<p>The CM, who met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss state proposals, congratulated him on the success of Operation Sindoor.</p>