NEW DELHI: As the Modi government pushes its global diplomatic outreach under Operation Sindoor, senior Congress leader Manish Tewari joined the chorus of support from opposition leaders, calling for unity in the face of terrorism. Speaking in Addis Ababa as part of an all-party delegation, Tewari said, “When it comes to India’s self-respect, we all rise above party politics.”Tewari’s remarks came after similar endorsements from Congress colleagues – Shashi Tharoor and Salman Khurshid, even as party president Mallikarjun Kharge has taken a confrontational line, accusing the Centre of misleading the nation and demanding a special Parliament session after the Chief of Defence Staff confirmed an aircraft loss during military operations.Addressing the Indian community in Ethiopia’s capital, Tewari said, “If Pakistan does not stop promoting terrorism, then the answer, which has so far been very calculated, will be very aggressive.” He mentioned that Ethiopia has expressed support for India’s position and condemned the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.In an interaction with ANI, Tewari said, “Ethiopia has appreciated India’s actions in self-defence. We share a deep civilizational relationship with this country. Our people-to-people ties have always been strong and friendly.”Highlighting the delegation’s engagements, Chandigarh MP said they met Ethiopia’s former Prime Minister, the Deputy Chairperson of the ruling Prosperity Party, and leaders from the African Union and Ethiopian Parliament. “The African Union was one of the first to define terrorism clearly. Their solidarity is significant,” he noted.The delegation, received at Bole International Airport by Indian ambassador Anil Kumar Rai, includes leaders from across party lines: Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Anurag Thakur (BJP), Vikramjit Singh Sahney (AAP), Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu (TDP), Anand Sharma (Congress), V. Muraleedharan (BJP), and former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin.Their visit is part of Operation Sindoor, launched by the Indian government on May 7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. As part of this initiative, seven all-party delegations have been dispatched to over 30 countries – including France, the UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Japan, the US, and South Africa, to expose Pakistan’s role in cross-border terrorism and present India’s zero-tolerance policy.Operation Sindoor involved precision strikes by Indian Armed Forces on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the elimination of over 100 terrorists affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen.