Big B breaks silence on Op Sindoor with poem, pays tribute to martyr's widow

After 20 days of cryptic silence on social media, megastar Amitabh Bachchan has finally spoken out — with heartbreak and fire. On Sunday morning, the veteran actor shared an emotionally charged note on X (formerly Twitter), paying homage to India’s Operation Sindoor and the victims of the brutal Pahalgam terror attack. Bachchan, known for his poetic reflections on current issues, narrated the story of a widow whose husband was murdered during the attack and recalled a powerful verse written by his father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, to honor the Indian Armed Forces.

Bachchan’s post, entirely in Hindi, described the moment of horror through the widow's perspective, whose plea for mercy was cruelly ignored by a terrorist. The post invoked a line from his father’s poetry: “I carry the ashes of the funeral pyre in my hands, yet the world asks me for sindoor” — symbolizing the pain, sacrifice, and strength of Indian women in the face of terror. He used this as a metaphor to define Operation Sindoor — India's retaliatory strike that demolished nine terror hubs across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Interestingly, the 82-year-old star did not mention the Prime Minister or political leadership but focused solely on the valour of the armed forces. “Jai Hind, Jai Hind ki Sena,” he wrote, ending his post with the rousing lines: “You shall never stop; you shall never turn back; you shall never bow down. Path of Fire!”

The post was Bachchan’s first since April 22 — the day of the Pahalgam attack, where 26 people, including one Nepalese tourist, were killed. His earlier blank posts on X had left followers puzzled. With this emotional tribute, Bachchan has now joined a growing list of Indian film personalities who have voiced solidarity with the nation and the armed forces.

Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7, targeted and destroyed key terrorist infrastructures, marking one of India’s most assertive responses in recent years. While a ceasefire agreement was signed on Saturday, Pakistan violated it within three hours, though attacks subsided overnight.