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2025/ Colombia rescinds Pak backing after intervention by Tharoor

June 1, 2025: The Times of India

New Delhi : Colombia is learnt to have withdrawn a statement expressing solidarity with Pakistan over the loss of lives in India’s Operation Sindoor that targeted Pakistani terrorists and their training camps on May 7. This was apparently after an intervention by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who led an all-party delegation to the South American country to expose Pakistan’s support to cross-border terrorism and its links with the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22.


Tharoor confirmed the development after a meeting with vice foreign minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio. The Indian delegation conveyed a strong message of zero-tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. 


“I expressed India’s view of recent events and voiced disappointment at Colombia’s statement on 8 May conveying ‘heartfelt condolences’ to Pakistan. The minister assured me the statement had been withdrawn and that our position was now properly understood and strongly supported,” said Tharoor on X. 


Colombia’s “heartfelt condolences” followed India’s military strikes on terrorist hideouts in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.


At a press briefing Thursday, Tharoor expressed disappointment over Colombia’s message to Pakistan after India’s military actions. There was no acknowledgment or confirmation by the MEA about Colombia’s withdrawal of support for Pakistan.


Another member of the delegation, Shiv Sena’s Milind Deora, thanked former Colombian president Cesar Gaviria for his condemnation of terrorism. “I’m grateful to my friend and former Colombian President @CesarGaviria_T who accepted my request to condemn Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism,” the RS MP wrote on X. 


“It was a significant win for India, especially with Colombia set to join UN Security Council next year,” he added.