The MEA external publicity division said that Jaishankar had stated that “we had warned Pakistan at the start which is clearly the early phase after Op Sindoor’s commencement”.
“This is being falsely represented as being before the commencement. This utter misrepresentation of facts is being called out,” the ministry said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had strongly condemned Jaishankar's statement saying, "Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime. EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it. Who authorised it? How many aircraft did our air force lose as a result?"
Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 17, 2025
EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it.
1. Who authorised it?
2. How many aircraft did our airforce lose as a result? pic.twitter.com/KmawLLf4yW
Earlier, Kerala unit of Congress had also posted Jaishankar's video demanding answers from the central government over his statement.
Before @ANI deletes the tweet, save the screenshot and please read the text carefully. @DrSJaishankar leaked the info to Pakistan about the strike. He is not worthy of staying as External Affairs Minister anymore.@narendramodi, ask him to resign and sack him today itself. We… pic.twitter.com/kyZSaLHFB1
— Congress Kerala (@INCKerala) May 16, 2025
The Press Information Bureau's fact check unit, however, dismissed the claims and said that Jaishankar had been "misquoted". "The social media post falsely implies from External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar's statement that India informed Pakistan before the start of Operation Sindoor. EAM is being misquoted and he has not made this statement," it said.
The social media post falsely implies from External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar's statement that India informed Pakistan before the start of #OperationSindoor#PIBFactCheck:
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 15, 2025
▶️ EAM is being misquoted and he has not made this statement
▶️ Remain vigilant and avoid falling… pic.twitter.com/ox3QECwPrg
Operation Sindoor was India’s military response targeting terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the aftermath of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.
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