August 15, 2025, marked the 79th Independence Day for India, continuing the rituals of flag hoisting at the Red Fort. Prime Minister Modi on Friday also addressed the attendees from the historic place in Delhi. During his address to the nation on the 79th Independence Day, PM Modi hailed the success of Operation Sindoor and saluted the role of the armed forces who targeted terror sites in Pakistan.

Narendra Modi, while hailing the anti-terror operation, said that it was an expression of India's outrage at the Pahalgam terrorist attack in which husbands were killed in front of their wives and fathers were killed in front of their children after questioning their religion, as per the news agency ANI. 

PM Modi asserted that, "I am very proud that from the ramparts of the Red Fort, I am getting the opportunity to salute the heroes of Operation Sindoor. Our brave jawans punished the enemy beyond its imagination," as cited by ANI.