The death of 17 soldiers and four militants during an attack on army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri town led to a rather unusual start on Sunday for Indians across the country and beyond. While many vilified the Indian government for not taking a firm stand, others chose to condemn the attack as inexcusable and cowardly. Following are some of the reactions on Twitter:Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “We strongly condemn the cowardly terror attack in Uri. I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished.” He further said,We salute all those martyred in Uri. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 18, 2016Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi tweeted,Strongly condemn the militant attack on Army base in Uri.

Source: Hindustan Times September 18, 2016 13:30 UTC