‘Jai Hind’ trends as politicians, celebrities in India say it in unison, here’s why
India launched a precision strike operation, dubbed ‘Operation Sindoor’, in the early hours of Wednesday, targeting terrorist infrastructure deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoK) in a significant and restrained response to the deadly Pahalgam massacre.
Soon after that “Jai Hind” started trending on social media platforms such as X as political leaders and celebrities across the country applauded the Indian military for launching strikes on nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh kicked off the trend on X, saying, “Bharat Mata ki jai.”
भारत माता की जय!
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 6, 2025
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath followed shortly after with a tweet that said, “Jai Hind! Jai Hind ki sena!”
जय हिंद!
जय हिंद की सेना! pic.twitter.com/PnKDbc8R6z
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) May 6, 2025
Union minister Kiren Rijiju also said "Jai Hind" in a post on X.
#OperationSindoor #JaiHind 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/tmyBe4fPIB
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) May 6, 2025
More notable figures who posted “Jai Hind” following the strikes were Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, and Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan.
Opposition leaders echoed the sentiment. The Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, and Imran Pratapgarhi, Shiv Sena UBT Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Rashtriya Janata Dal leaders Lalu Prasad and Tejashwi Yadav are some of the politicians who have hailed the Indian Army for the strikes.
Proud of our Armed Forces. Jai Hind!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 7, 2025
So proud of my country today.
Jai Hind! 🇮🇳
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 7, 2025
Meanwhile, Bollywood figures responded to the operation as well, with actors Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, Riteish Deshmukh, Nimrat Kaur, and director Madhur Bhandarkar expressing their support for the Indian Army on social media.
भारत माता की जय! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳#OperationSindoor
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) May 7, 2025
Jai Hind 🇮🇳
Jai Mahakaal 🚩 pic.twitter.com/h7Z6xJAklH
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) May 7, 2025
Many users on X have joined in the chorus leading to a flurry of tweets containing the phrase.
WE ARE NOT IN DANGER, WE ARE THE DANGER. 🇮🇳🇮🇳
Jai Hind . Happy Diwali to all.
Bharat Mata Ki Jai. 🔥🔥
No indian is to skip without liking this.
#IndiaPakistanWar #OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/96To0KgMPY
— Yudhisthir Chandra (@YudhisthirYc) May 7, 2025
भारतीय सेना 🔥 Jai Hind #OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/z1B9TpZ49B
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) May 7, 2025
