Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the family members of Shubham Dwivedi, who was shot dead in the brutal April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack. The prime minister got emotional while conversing with the parents and wife of the slain victim.
The PM met the family of Shubham Dwivedi at Chakeri airport after landing in Kanpur. The young man recently tied the knot on February 12, lost his life in a brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam while on a family trip with his wife and relatives.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the family of #PahalgamTerroristAttack victim Shubham Dwivedi in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, today. pic.twitter.com/kr7g6D2iSy
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Sanjay Dwivedi, father of Shubham Dwivedi, said that PM Modi had a word with his daughter-in-law Ashanya Dwivedi about the ghastly terror attack since Shubham was shot dead before her and got emotional.
“I think that this incident has pained him a lot. It was a really emotional moment when he was standing with us. I think he will rest only when terrorism ends,” the grieving father told news agency ANI.
“I didn’t intend to put forward any demands. I wanted to meet him to express my gratitude for the action he has taken against terrorism…PM talked to my daughter-in-law and Shubham about the incident. He got emotional, and everyone else did as well,” he added.
#WATCH | Kanpur, UP: After meeting PM Modi, Wife of Shubham Dwivedi, who lost his life in #PahalgamTerroristAttack, Aishanya Dwivedi says, "PM Modi said that the entire nation and the government are standing with us. He offered his condolences…PM Modi was very sad…PM Modi… pic.twitter.com/hZWC2h5unW
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Dwivedi said that his only motive for meeting the Prime Minister was to express gratitude for initiating Operation Sindoor and for retaliating strongly against terrorism by striking deep into Pakistan’s territory.
