‘Informed Pakistan before breaking to world’: PM Narendra Modi on Balakot airstrike

Addressing a rally in Karnataka's Bagalkot on Monday, PM Narendra Modi said he doesn't believe in attacking from the back and fights openly face-to-face. He said he had asked the forces to inform the media about the airstrike but postponed the disclosure until he managed to inform Pakistan about the strikes and the destruction caused to the enemies.

"I had asked the forces to call the media and inform them, but I said before that I would inform Pakistan through telephone about airstrikes at night and the destruction caused, but Pakistan people did not come on the phone. So I asked forces to wait, and after informing them, we later disclosed to the world about airstrikes that happened during the night," news agency PTI quoted Modi as saying.

Further, the prime minister warned the infiltrators that “this is Naya Bharat (New India), ghar mein ghus kar ke maarega (kills inside one's (enemy) territory)”.