'Indian troops are like Hanuman, Pak still in anaesthesia'

Army chief General Dalbir Singh with Deputy Chief of Army staff in Udhampur on Saturday. Pic/PTI

Army chief General Dalbir Singh with Deputy Chief of Army staff in Udhampur on Saturday. Pic/PTI

Dehradun: In his first remarks after the cross LoC anti-terror strike, Defence Minister Man­ohar Parrikar on Saturday com­pared Pakistan's condition to an "anaesthetised patient" after a surgery and said like Hanuman Indian Army has recognised its prowess.

"Pakistan's condition after the surgical strikes is like that of an anaesthetised patient after a surgery who doesn't know that the surgery has already been performed on him. Even two days, Pakistan has no idea what has happened," Parrikar said. "Indian troops were like Hanuman who did not quite know their prowess before the surgical strikes," Parrikar added, congratulating the troops for their precision.

On his first visit to the Northern and Western Commands post the surgical operation, Indian Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh personally complimented the soldiers. Meanwhile, Vice President Hamid Ansari said action aga­inst Pakistan was necessary as India can't be the recipient of terror attacks all the time and do nothing about it.