Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday commended Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi for highlighting the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, which disrupted peace in Kashmir, at the BRICS summit. During the summit, all member nations collectively condemned the incident.

In a statement to ANI, he stated, "...Pakistan Army and the government did orchestrate the Pahalgam attack and disrupted the peace that existed in Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370... Prime Minister Modi raised this issue at BRICS, where it was condemned unanimously by all participating countries," reported news agency ANI. 

In addition to addressing the Pahalgam attack and the collective condemnation by BRICS, he also responded to political criticisms from Team Uddhav directed at Raj Thackeray regarding his prior meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.