‘Manohar kahaniyan’: IAF chief mocks Pakistan's claims of downing Indian jets in Operation Sindoor

Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on Friday dismissed Pakistan's claims of shooting down Indian fighter jets during Operation Sindoor, calling them “manohar kahaniyan” (fanciful stories).

Singh said there was no evidence to support Pakistan's claims, while India had shared images of the damage caused to Pakistani targets.

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He said such claims were made only to save face and mislead their public.

Addressing a press conference here, the Air Chief Marshal said, “If they think they shot down 15 of my jets, let them think so. I hope they're convinced about it, and they will cater for 15 less aircraft in my inventory when they come to fight again. So why should I talk about it? Even today, I won't say anything about what happened, how much damage was done, how it happened, because let them find out.

“Have you seen a single picture where something fell on any of our airbases, something hit us, a hangar was destroyed, or anything like that? We showed so many pictures of their places. However, they couldn't show us even a single picture. So their narrative is ‘manohar kahaniyan’. Let them be happy; after all, they also have to show something to their public to save face. That doesn't matter to me.”