Colonel Qureshi hails from Vadodara, and her dad and mother, brother Mohammad Sanjay Qureshi and sister Shyna Sunsara, had been on the roadshow.

Vadodara:

The family members of Indian Army Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who received right here into the spotlight for holding widespread press briefings about ‘Operation Sindoor’, joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in Vadodara in the intervening time (May 26). Colonel Qureshi is a neighborhood of Vadodara. Her family, collectively together with her dad and mother, brother Mohammad Sanjay Qureshi, and sister Shyna Sunsara, attended the roadshow to point their assist.

(Image Source : ANI )Col Qureshi’s family at PM Narendra Modi’s roadshow Prime Minister Modi held a roadshow in Vadodara on Monday morning upon his arrival in Gujarat for a two-day go to. The family members of Colonel Qureshi had been moreover present among the many many enthusiastic crowd that gathered to greet PM Modi.

Colonel Qureshi’s family applauds PM Modi’s efforts for women’s empowerment

Speaking to media people after attending PM Modi’s rally, her twin sister Shyna Sunsara expressed enjoyment of Sofiya’s accomplishments and praised the federal authorities’s efforts in direction of empowering girls. “We felt good meeting PM Modi. PM Modi has done a lot for women’s empowerment. Sofia is my twin sister. When your sister does something for the country, it inspires not only me but others as well. She is no longer just my sister but the country’s sister as well,” Sunsara said, calling Colonel Qureshi a provide of inspiration.

“It is a matter of pride that our Prime Minister always stands in the front and gives assurance to the people of the country that he is always with us. Today, PM Modi’s roadshow was attended by a large number of women…Under the leadership of PM Modi, such a big operation was carried out. The press briefing of Operation Sindoor was done by two women, my sister, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh. This was a message to the world that women are not less than anyone,” she added.

Echoing her sentiments, Colonel Qureshi’s brother, Sanjay Qureshi, moreover shared his concepts on the significance of Operation Sindoor. “It was a great moment when PM Modi came here. We got to see him for the first time. Through gestures, he greeted us. I thank our defence forces and the government of India, which gave this chance to my sister. A woman taking revenge for the women who suffered so much – what can be better than this?” he remarked.

After attending PM Modi’s roadshow in Vadodara, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi’s mother, Halima Qureshi, said Sofiya is the daughter of the complete nation. “…We welcomed him with flowers… It is a very good thing that everyone is welcoming him together. He is the Prime Minister of our country, so he should be welcomed. Sofiya is not only our daughter but the daughter of our country, and whatever she has done is very good and we should take it forward,” she said.

Who is Colonel Sophia Qureshi?

Colonel Sophia Qureshi hails from Gujarat and comes from a family with a strong navy background. She is an officer from the Indian Army’s Corps of Signals. Her grandfather served inside the Indian Army, and her father moreover spent various years in service as a religious coach. Growing up in such an environment, she was rigorously accustomed to Army life from an early age.

Commissioned into the Indian Army via the Officers Training Academy in 1999, Colonel Qureshi has held quite a few assignments all through the nation, along with postings in counter-insurgency zones with signal regiments. Her dedication to affix the armed forces was influenced by her great-grandfather and completely different kin who had moreover served inside the navy, along with inside the British Army.

In 2016, Colonel Qureshi made historic previous by becoming the first woman officer to information an Indian Army teaching contingent on the ASEAN Plus multinational space teaching prepare, Force 18. Notably, she was moreover the one female contingent commander amongst all collaborating nations.

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