Mother of slain Shivamogga tourist supports Operation Sindoor

Pallavi (centre), wife of Manjunath Rao, who was killed in the Pahalgam terrorist attack, performs the last rites of her husband, in Shivamogga on April 24, 2025.
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Sumathi, mother of Manjunath Rao, who died in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, has reacted to the Operation Sindoor.

Speaking to the media in Shivamogga on May 7, Ms. Sumathi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken the right decision. “We stand with the decision of our PM. If India is considered a family, the PM is the head of the family. He has taken the right decision,” she said.

Manjunath Rao, a realtor from Shivamogga, was killed in the terror attack at Pahalgam in Kashmir on April 22. He is survived by his wife, son and mother.