Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Rajnath Singh salutes donors, says Op Sindoor shows India's resolve
India's Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, went to a big hospital in Delhi to meet people who were giving blood.
Giving blood is when a person shares some of their blood to help sick or injured people.
Mr. Singh thanked everyone who came to donate blood.
He said donating blood is one of the nicest things a person can do for the country.
He also talked about a military mission called Operation Sindoor.
He said the mission showed the whole world that India will defend its people.
Mr. Singh said Indian soldiers had defeated terrorists and the people who helped them in Pakistan.
He wants young people to make blood donation a habit, not just a one-time event.
He hopes that by 2047, when India turns 100 years old as an independent nation, the country will be healthy, safe, and kind.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh saluted blood donors at the 'Sindoor Maha Raktdan Yatra' held at the Army Base Hospital in Delhi Cantt.
He said Operation Sindoor sent a global message that India was prepared to go to any extent to secure the safety of its citizens.
Singh stated that Indian soldiers eliminated terrorists and their patrons in Pakistan.
He called blood donation 'one of the greatest services to the nation' and a powerful reassurance to the Armed Forces.
He urged citizens, especially youth, to transform blood donation from an event into a culture and build a healthy, safe, and sensitive India by 2047.
- Who
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and blood donors at the Army Base Hospital.
- What
- The Defence Minister saluted blood donors at the 'Sindoor Maha Raktdan Yatra' and spoke about Operation Sindoor.
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Army Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt
- Why
- To honour blood donors, reassure the Armed Forces of national support, and convey that India is prepared to defend its citizens.
- Event
- Sindoor Maha Raktdan Yatra (Grand Blood Donation Campaign)
- Speaker
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
- Location
- Army Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt
- Operation Referenced
- Operation Sindoor
- Key Message
- Blood donation is 'the greatest of all forms of charity'
- Call to Action
- Youth urged to make blood donation a culture, not just an event
- Target Year
- 2047, centenary of India's independence