Operation Sindoor: Amitabh Bachchan’s statement goes viral; fans divided over what he DIDN'T say

Amitabh Bachchan took to X and his blog to share the grief he felt for the women who lost their husbands during the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack. Read on to know why netizens are irked.

By: Yashshvi Srivastava  |  Published: May 11, 2025 9:50 AM IST

Operation Sindoor: Amitabh Bachchan’s statement goes viral; fans divided over what he DIDN'T say

For the last few days, megastar Amitabh Bachchan left his fans confused as he shared blank tweets on X and posts on his blog. On May 11, Amitabh used social media platform to share his thoughts on Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terrorist attack. In a lengthy note, Amitabh explained how the devastating and horrific Pahalgam attack will "never be forgotten", and mentioned that the attack led Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch Operation Sindoor.

Amitabh Bachchan shares his reaction on Pahalgam attack
Amitabh explained how several innocent lives were lost in Pahalgam in the terrorist attack. "The innocent couple on a vacation holiday in Pahalgam, was attacked by terrorists, posing as tourist guides .. they pulled them out in the open, asked the husband to pull his pants down, and when he saw that he was not circumcised, a traditional religious procedure in Muslim men, he told him recite the Kalma .. when the man a Hindu did not know, he set up to shoot him .. his wife fell at his feet and said do not kill him .. but he mercilessly shot him, and made the wife a widow in front of her eyes .. the wife then begged this monster, this demon, to kill her also .. this devil of a man said: ‘I won’t kill you .. you go and tell Modi' ..!!"

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The megastar also shared a lines from his father's poem to describe his grief for the women whose husbands were killed in the attack. "Feeling immensely for the unspeakable grief of the widow, her mental state and her absolute destruction .. I suddenly remembered a line from one of my Father’s poem:… and this I built ..the wife went to Modi and said: this is the line from that poem .. 'Hai cheeta ki raakh kar main maangti, sindoor duniya (the ashes of the funeral pyre are in my hands and the world is asking for sindoor) ..," he wrote.

Amitabh Bachchan explains the importance of sindoor
The star further added, "SINDOOR in our religion is a ritual during the marriage ceremony when the to be Husband, puts the red vermillion on the parting of the to be Wife .. the parting in the hair which is made in the middle of her forehead .. in Hindi it is called 'maang' माँग .. it is an extremely pious moment .. and the Wife wears the 'sindoor ' throughout her life .. its a symbol of marriage and respect .. If the husband dies before the wife's death , the Wife wipes off the red vermillion from her parting .. and it is a most sad and emotional moment .. Sindoor being the symbol of dedication respect protection immortally .. prized and displayed with pride , assiduity , commitment , sedulousness
SO .. What this monster did at the time of the attack, he killed the Husband, mercilessly, despite the pleading of the Wife .. in a sense he wiped away the 'sindoor' from the head of the Wife .. a symbol of religious respect , for a married Woman .. the words of Babuji were apt when I thought of them ..
I have the ashes in my hand , and World asks for my sindoor."

Amitabh appreciates Modi government on Operation Sindoor

Amitabh also appreciated the Modi government for Operation Sindoor. "SO ..the government, who have been telling the neighbouring authorities to stop terrorist camps and activities in our country, has never been heeded ..Hence Modi and the government decided to respond to the terrorist base camps in the neighbours and launched a military procedure .. the results of which are well known .. 9 of their terrorist camps and outfits were destroyed .. militarily .. AND ..this is important to note .. the military Operation was titled: OPERATION SINDOOR .. Brilliant thought .. it signified that the demons wiped out the sindoor from the the married women, made them widows and India through the attack and naming it Operation Sindoor signified symbolically that we shall fight to restore it .. and they did," he added.

Netizens react to Amitabh's tweet
Netizens were quick to Amitabh Bachchan's tweet and asked him why he couldn't explicitly mention PM Modi's name in his post on X. One post read, "Why can’t you say it say ‘Modiji’". Another netizen posted, "" …. " क्या है? नाम नहीं लिख सकते? क्या नौटंकी हो आप!"

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