Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 2 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for spending nine hours with film stars without any trace of worry amid the rage in the country over the Pahalgam attack.

Raut said that there is anger in the country, and the credit goes to the Indian Army, which has enabled PM Modi to travel freely. 'We will provide support to the government, but the opposition will not condone the mistakes it has made over the past ten years,' he said adding the leadership in India is hollow.

'There is anger in the country, and our Prime Minister comes to Mumbai, spending nine hours with film stars, looking comfortable, with not a trace of worry. The credit for this should also go to the Indian Army because they are ready to fight on the border, which is why the Prime Minister is travelling around. Whatever happened and whatever will happen is the credit of the Indian Army, but the leadership is hollow. We will support the government, but we will never condone the mistakes they have made over the last 10 years', Raut said.

A total of 26 tourists were killed by terrorists in the Baisaran valley of Pahalgam on April 22. This included 25 Indian nationals and one Nepalese citizen.

The Indian government has broken every diplomatic ties with Pakistan and has taken specific steps regarding the same. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met on April 23 and was briefed in detail on the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.

The CCS condemned the attack in the strongest terms and expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and hoped for the early recovery of the injured.

In the briefing to the CCS, the cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack were brought out. It was noted that this attack came in the wake of the successful holding of elections in the Union Territory and its steady progress towards economic growth and development.

The government has said that the terrorists responsible for the attack and the conspirators behind it will face severe punishment.

The government has announced a series of measures, including putting the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, to send a strong message to Pakistan for its support of cross-border terrorism. (ANI)