‘Why Are They Speaking English?’ Pakistan’s ISPR Chief Goes Viral After Bizarre Dig at India’s Operation Sindoor Press Conference

As India marked the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor on Thursday, May 7, with a press conference highlighting the actions of its armed forces, Pakistan held its own media briefing calling it the Marka-i-Haq, or Battle of Truth. But it was not Pakistan’s claims that dominated social media by the end of the day. It was a single, puzzling question from a Pakistani general about language.

The Remark That Broke the Internet

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, speaking alongside senior Navy and Air Force officials, took issue with the fact that India’s press conference was conducted in English. “Why are they speaking English?” he asked, before adding, “Is it because you want to tell the world what happened?”

The clip went viral almost immediately. Netizens were swift and merciless. “This might be the most brain-rotted, clown-shoe take I’ve heard in years,” read one widely shared comment. Another user offered a pointed explanation: “Someone tell him Hindi is neither the only nor the official language of India. We’re a multilingual country with diverse cultures and languages. English is widely used because it connects both non-Hindi states and the world. India doesn’t impose one language or one culture on everyone.” Notably, India has the second-largest English-speaking population in the world, with approximately 125 to 135 million speakers, behind only the United States.

Pakistan’s Claims at the Briefing

Beyond the language remark, Pakistani generals at the Marka-i-Haq briefing falsely claimed that Operation Sindoor was “unprovoked” and repeated assertions that the Pakistani military had shot down multiple Indian jets. India has repeatedly refuted both claims. Islamabad has yet to provide any verifiable evidence to support them.

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Pakistan’s briefing made no acknowledgment of the trigger for Operation Sindoor the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which armed terrorists killed 26 people, including 25 Indian nationals and one Nepalese citizen, in one of the deadliest civilian attacks in the Kashmir Valley in recent memory.

What India Said

At India’s anniversary press conference, Air Marshal AK Bharti laid out the operational record in specific terms. “We struck and decimated their 9 terrorist camps on 7th May. The proof is there for everybody to see. We struck 11 of their airfields. We destroyed 13 of their aircraft either on the ground or in the air, including one high-value airborne asset at a record distance of 300 kilometres plus,” he said.