Why BrahMos founder offered BrahMos to Pakistan for ‘free' but the catch is…,Operation Sindoor…
Why BrahMos founder offered BrahMos to Pakistan for 'free' but the catch is…,Operation Sindoor…
BrahMos Aerospace Founder and former CEO has recalled an interaction with a Pakistani general where he offered the missile for 'free'. Scroll down to know more.
By Abhijeet Sen Edited by Abhijeet Sen
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BrahMos missile: In a surprising but shameful incident for Pakistan, Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, the BrahMos Aerospace Founder and former CEO has recalled an interaction with a Pakistani general in an international arms expo in Abu Dhabi where he was asked whether India would sell BrahMos missile to Pakistan. To which, Pillai had replied 'For Pakistan, it would for free of cost'. Here are all the details you need to know about the conversation between the BrahMos founder and Pakistani general.
Why BrahMos founder offered BrahMos to Pakistan for 'free'
'When a Pakistani General asked me – why do you want to sell such a good missile? So I said that a good product has to be sold. Then he asked – 'will you sell it to Pakistan?', BrahMos Aerospace Founder and former CEO Dr A Sivathanu Pillai recalled the exchange with Pakistani general as reported by CNN-News 18.
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'I told him, 'For Pakistan, it will be even free of cost.' So that has happened there,' Pillai added.
What Pillai said on Operation Sindoor
'Operation Sindoor is a very remarkable day to us when the number of missiles – more than 15 – finished all the terrorist points and also disabled Pakistan, so they surrendered. This is a great moment for the development of BrahMos. We are very happy. I know how much hard work the team put in to realise that. This is a partnership between India and Russia', Pillai added on the success of Operation Sindoor.
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Union Home Minister on BrahMos's critical role
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said after Operation Sindoor that indigenously developed BrahMos missiles destroyed Pakistani air bases while its air defence system, borrowed from China, remained unused, during Operation Sindoor, which exposed its lies on terrorism to the world, as per a report by PTI news agency.
Addressing a function, HM Shah said while surgical strikes and the airstrike in the past were limited to the Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), India penetrated 100 km inside Pakistan's border under Operation Sindoor and eliminated terrorists and their hubs.
(With inputs from agencies)
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