{"id":190443,"date":"2025-12-16T21:03:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=190443"},"modified":"2025-12-16T22:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:09:15","slug":"we-were-completely-defeated-congress-leader-prithviraj-chavan-questions-operation-sindoor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/12\/16\/we-were-completely-defeated-congress-leader-prithviraj-chavan-questions-operation-sindoor.html","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We were completely defeated\u2019, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan questions Operation Sindoor"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-190445 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/image_editor_output_image1669007337-17659033858873506697196021342078.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/image_editor_output_image1669007337-17659033858873506697196021342078.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/image_editor_output_image1669007337-17659033858873506697196021342078-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said that India was \u201ccompletely defeated\u201d during the initial phase of Operation Sindoor, alleging setbacks in an early aerial engagement, according to Republic TV.<br \/><br \/>According to Kashmir Media Service, Chavan said the defeat occurred within the first half hour of air operations, stating that Indian aircraft were shot down and the Air Force was subsequently grounded. He also questioned the absence of any ground movement, arguing that the operation was conducted entirely from air bases and raised doubts about its overall success. <code><\/code><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said that India was \u201ccompletely defeated\u201d during the initial phase of Operation Sindoor, alleging setbacks in an early aerial engagement, according to Republic TV.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QNsIAgkSCU\">https:\/\/t.co\/QNsIAgkSCU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/irp29K5aQi\">pic.twitter.com\/irp29K5aQi<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 KashmirMedia Service (@kmskashmirnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kmskashmirnews\/status\/2000975878998908961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><code> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/code> <br \/><br \/>&#8220;In fact, the first day we were completely defeated. In the half hour of the aerial engagement that took place on the 7th, we were completely defeated&#8221;. &#8220;Whether people accept it or not, Indian aircraft were shot down. In fact the air force was completely grounded and not a single aircraft flew.&#8221; <br \/><br \/>Chavan added that there was no movement by the Indian military. The entire operation was carried out in air bases and there was no army movement at all. He argued the operation was purely aerial, saw no army movement, and even questioned the need for maintaining large troop numbers, casting doubt on the operation\u2019s success.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said that India was \u201ccompletely defeated\u201d during the initial phase of Operation Sindoor, alleging setbacks in an early aerial engagement, according to Republic TV.According to Kashmir Media Service, Chavan said the defeat occurred within the first half hour of air operations, stating &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":190442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - 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