Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday compared Pakistan's condition to an "anesthetized patient" after a surgery and said like Hanuman Indian Army has recognized its prowess. He said, Pakistan has been left shell-shocked by the "surgical strikes" carried out by Indian Special Forces against terror launchpads in PoK. The Defence Minister added that if Pakistan continued with such conspiracies, India will not hesitate to give them a befitting reply again.

The strikes were conducted 10 days after the terrorist attack on an Army camp in Uri that left 20 soldiers dead. "Pakistan's condition after the surgical strikes is like that of an anaesthetised patient after a surgery who doesn't know that the surgery has already been performed on him. Even two days after the surgical strikes, Pakistan has no idea what has happened," Mr Parrikar said.

In a reference to the Ramayana, he compared the Indian Army to Lord Hanuman who had crossed an ocean in a single stride after he was reminded about his extraordinary powers by Jamwant. "Indian troops were like Hanuman who did not quite know their prowess before the surgical strikes," Mr Parrikar said.