Reacting to Indian team’s victory against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a direct reference to India’s military operation launched in May in response to the Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

“OperationSindoor on the games field. Outcome is the same – India wins! Congrats to our cricketers,” Modi said.

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However, his remarks comparing the game of cricket to an armed conflict, has raised many eyebrows with some criticising the PM for “bringing politics into everything.”

“It is clear from his tweet that, be it air, water, or sports, he brings politics into everything to polarise,” Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sakpal told a news agency.

The Congress leader said that while he takes pride in India’s

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