India Now Crushing Terror: PM Modi On 15 Years Of 26/11 Mumbai Attacks

On the 15th anniversary of tragic 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives while saving the motherland. In his address to the nation through Mann ki Baat, PM Modi termed the tragedy as the dastardliest terror attack.

"We can never forget this day, it was on this very day that the country had come under the most dastardly terror attack," said the PM in the 107th episode of Mann Ki Baat.

The Prime Minister said entire country today is remembering the brave hearts who were martyred. On this day, entire nation was shaken up due to the terror attacks, PM further added.

Reiterating India's stance against terrorism, PM Modi said every possible effort is being made to fight against terrorism.

"Mumbai and the entire country were shaken up due to the terror attacks (on 26/11). However, India used its ability to recover from the incident and is now using the same courage to crush terrorism," PM Modi said on his radio show 'Mann ki Baat'.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also paid homage to the martyrs of the 26/11. Sharing a post on the micro-blogging site X (formerly known as twitter), Jaishankar wrote "It is 15 years today since the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. "India's quest to bring those responsible for the planning and execution of the attacks to justice continues".

Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Mumbai Police Commissioner along with the entire police department too paid the floral tribute to the martyrs at the martyrs' memorial in South Mumbai.

The Mumbai terror attacks was committed by a group of ten terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group. Over the course of four days, these terrorists had killed more than 166 people and over 300 had got injured at the Taj and Oberoi Hotels, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the Jewish Centre at Nariman House, and the Leopold Cafe in 2008.

In the gun-battle, Nine LeT terrorists were knocked down by the defence force, while Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the lone surviving terrorist, was hanged till death following the judicial procedure in May 2010. The execution took place in a prison in Pune.