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Shashi Tharoor, Supriya Sule among MPs to lead Indian delegations abroad on Operation Sindoor
Scroll | May 17, 2025 4:39 PM CST

Opposition leaders Shashi Tharoor, Supriya Sule and Kanimozhi are lead all-party delegations to “partner nations” on Operation Sindoor, the Union government said on Saturday.

The parliamentary affairs ministry said that seven delegations will visit “key partner countries”, including members of the United Nations Security Council, later in May “in the context of Operation Sindoor and India’s continued fight against cross-border terrorism”.

“The all-party delegations will project India’s national consensus and resolute approach to combating terrorism in all forms and manifestations,” the government said. “They [the delegations] would carry forth to the world the country’s strong message of zero-tolerance against terrorism.”

MPs from several parties, prominent political personalities and diplomats will be part of each delegation, the ministry said.

Congress leader Tharoor, Sule from the Sharad Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party and Kanimozhi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam will each lead a delegation.

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ravi Shankar Prasad and Baijayant Panda will also lead a delegation each.

Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha and Shrikant Shinde of the Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena are leaders from the BJP’s National Democratic Alliance partners who will lead the groups.

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