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Business Aajkal, NEW DELHI, 13 May 2025: On Tuesday, independent Lok Sabha MP Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, visited Jhunni Kalan village in Bihar's Purnea district to meet the parents of Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti, the director general of air operations (DGAO).
Air Marshal Bharti, a highly decorated officer of the Indian Air Force, is regarded as the key architect of the air operations conducted under Operation Sindoor. Launched in the early hours of May 7, Operation Sindoor aimed to target and destroy terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
All subsequent retaliatory actions against Pakistani offensives have been carried out under the same operation, highlighting its significance in India’s military response.