Sachin, Srikanth, Vinesh & Saina Hail IAF After Pak Strikes

From Sachin Tendulkar to Yogeshwar Dutt, sportspersons across disciplines lauded the Indian Air Force.

After strikes on terrorist camps across the LoC on Tuesday, 26 February, Indian sportspersons across disciplines hailed the Indian Air Force.

In a major “preemptive” action, India struck Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) biggest terror camp, killing scores of militants and trainers, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said on Tuesday. The move comes days after the Pulwama terror attack, in which 40 jawans were martyred after an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir.

Olympic medallist and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt wrote in a tweet, “The battle that has started is not going to stop now. Those who attacked our brave, will not be spared. The Indian Air Force’s feat has made the entire nation swell with pride (sic).”

जंग जो शुरू हुई है, अब रुकने वाली नहीं,
जिसने घात किया हमारे वीरों पर, अब बचेगी उनकी जिंदगी नहीं।
हमारी भारतीय वायुसेना के पराक्रम से सारे देश का सीना गर्व से चौड़ा हो गया। वायुसेना ने आतंकी शिविरों पर जो हमला किया उससे दुश्मन को संदेश मिल गया कि भारत चुप बैठने वाला देश नहीं है।

— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) February 26, 2019

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Among other wrestlers who lauded the IAF were Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik. “A truly beautiful good morning. Thanks Narendra Modi sir. And brave hearts of our Indian army. JAI HIND. Proud Indian (sic).”

Jai Hind! Jai Bharat! #IndianAirForce 🇮🇳🙏

— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) February 26, 2019

A Truly beautiful good morning . THANKS @narendramodi Sir🙏🏻 And brave hearts of our Indian Army. JAI HIND. 🇮🇳
Proud Indian💪🏻

— Sakshi Malik (@SakshiMalik) February 26, 2019

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Badminton players Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy also "saluted” the Indian Air Force for the strikes.

Hats off to the #IndianAirForce for their strike against terror. Every Indian is proud of you! Jai Hind! 🇮🇳#IndiaStrikesBack

— Kidambi Srikanth (@srikidambi) February 26, 2019

Big salute to our #IndianAirForce 🙏🇮🇳.... #IndiaStrikesBack .. Jai Hind

— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) February 26, 2019

Badiyaaaaa #IndianAirforce #IndiaStrikesAgain 💪😼

— PRANNOY HS (@PRANNOYHSPRI) February 26, 2019

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Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan and Yuzvendra Chahal were among the many cricketers who reacted after India’s retaliatory action against Pakistan.

Our niceness should never be comprehended as our weakness.
I salute the IAF, Jai Hind 🇮🇳

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 26, 2019

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The boys have played really well #sudharjaaowarnasudhaardenge #airstrike #homedelivery

A post shared by Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) on Feb 25, 2019 at 9:16pm PST

JAI HIND, IAF 🇮🇳 @IAF_MCC @adgpi #IndiaStrikesAgain #IndiaStrikesBack #IndiaStrikes

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) February 26, 2019

Saluting the #IndianAirForce fighters for their valor, courage and timely action. 🙏 https://t.co/CNPmH28mnz

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) February 26, 2019

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Indian Air Force 🇮🇳👏 Bohot Hard Bohot Hard #IndiaStrikesBack #JaiHind 🇮🇳🇮🇳

— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) February 26, 2019

My salute to #IAF for showing great courage in the face of adversity. A fitting reply to cowardice! #JaiHind 🇮🇳

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) February 26, 2019

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