Claim
Those who called Modi 'Surrender Modi' when Operation Sindoor was halted are now showing sympathy for Pakistan and pushing for talks, visas, and trade.
“आखिर ऐसी क्या मजबूरी है कि ऑपरेशन सिंधू रोकने पर मोदी को सरेंडर मोदी कहने वाले पाकिस्तान से इतनी हमदर्दी दिखा रहे हैं?”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim mixes a verifiable kernel with unsupported, partisan framing. It is true the opposition (Rahul Gandhi) branded Modi 'Surrender Modi'/'Narender Surender' over the Operation Sindoor ceasefire, and a Congress figure (Mani Shankar Aiyar) did suggest dialogue with Pakistan. But the assertion that these same people are 'showing sympathy for Pakistan and pushing for talks, visas, and trade' is not supported: no evidence exists of Congress demanding visas or trade normalization with Pakistan, and Congress's documented 2026 stance was to attack Modi for letting Pakistan gain influence and to seek a hard debate on China's role. The anchor stitches a real jibe onto unverified appeasement demands to build a rhetorical characterization, making the overall claim misleading.
Evidence
- https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-claims-trump-pressured-modi-end-operation-sindoor-125060301322_1.html Confirms the 'surrender' jibe is real: Rahul Gandhi coined 'Narender, Surrender', alleging Modi halted Operation Sindoor under Trump's pressure — grounding the first half of the anchor's claim. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://organiser.org/2026/01/12/334589/bharat/islamabad-national-congress-bjp-slams-congress-over-call-to-end-operation-sindoor-accuses-it-of-soft-line-on-pak/ Shows the 'pushing for talks' element has partial basis: a Mani Shankar Aiyar video advising dialogue with Pakistan drew BJP accusations of a 'soft line'; but this is the BJP's characterization, not a Congress policy demand. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://thefederal.com/category/news/congress-jairam-ramesh-slams-pm-modi-foreign-policy-pakistan-influence-246720 Congress's actual 2026 line on Pakistan was the opposite of appeasement — Jairam Ramesh attacked Modi for letting Pakistan gain clout; no Congress demand to grant Pakistan visas or resume trade was found. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/congress-seeks-discussion-in-parliament-on-chinas-support-to-pakistan-during-operation-sindoor/ Congress sought a hard-line parliamentary debate on China's support to Pakistan and criticized loosening China trade curbs — contradicting the 'pushing for trade/sympathy' framing. ✓ reachable · archived