Congress leader Shashi Tharoor reacted to author Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, who recalled a journalist suggesting 'Strategic Initiative for Neutralizing Destructive Opponents with Overwhelming Retaliation' as a full form for Operation Sindoor. Calling it "clever", Tharoor said, "Operation Sindoor...invokes the image...of the newly-widowed bride, kneeling...by the side of her assassinated husband."