Chidambaram reacts amid row over Pahalgam remark: 'Words muted, full interview suppressed'

The senior Congress MP's remarks have drawn a sharp response from the ruling BJP.

After a massive political row erupted over his remarks in an interview on Operation Sindoor, Congress veteran P Chidambaram said trolls are of different kinds and use different tools to spread misinformation.

“The worst kind is a troll who suppresses the full recorded interview, takes two sentences, mutes some words, and paints the speaker in a black colour,” Chidambaram posted on X.

During an interview with The Quint, the former Home Minister alleged that the government is unwilling to disclose the work NIA has done in the aftermath of the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.

"Have they identified the terrorists? Where they came from? I mean, for all we know, they could be homegrown terrorists. Why do you assume that they came from Pakistan? There's no evidence of that," he said.

The Centre had maintained that the Pahalgam killers were Pakistan nationals.

Chidambaram also accused the government of "hiding the losses" during Operation Sindoor. "They are also hiding the losses. I said it in a column that in a war, losses will occur on both sides. I understand that India would have suffered losses. Be upfront. Winston Churchill in World War II made a statement every other day. Whatever losses they suffered, Britain suffered, they made it plain. Therefore, they are reluctant to admit the losses. But losses are inevitable and natural in a war. So, admit the losses. I think they think they can put a large shroud on Operation Sindoor. It won't work," said Chidambaram.