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Rahul Gandhi praises PM Modi on surgical strikes across LoC

NEW DELHI: Taking an apparent dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi while congratulating him for yesterday's surgical strikes along the LoC , Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that this is the first 'Prime Minister-like action' by Modi in two and a half years."I want to thank him (PM Modi) because for the first time in two and half years he has taken an action that is of the stature of PM," Rahul said.Supporting the PM's, Rahul added, "Modi has my full support; the Congress party and entire nation is standing by him".On Thursday, India had carried out strikes on seven terror launch pads across the LoC with the Army inflicting "significant casualties" on terrorists preparing to infiltrate from PoK.Shortly after the strike, Congress president Sonia Gandhi had alsoon Army's action."This is a strong message that conveys our country's resolve to prevent further infiltration and attacks on our security forces and our people," Sonia said congratulating the armed forces on the success of the operation.All majority opposition parties came together on Thursday and backed Narendra Modi government in unison on the surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC).