Retired Army official KJS Dhillon takes jibe at Pakistan Army chief, says Asim Munir “hid in a bunker” during Op Sindoor
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Retired Indian Army Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon, known as Tiny Dhillon, dropped a bombshell in a recent interview. He claimed Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir ducked into a bunker during India’s bold Operation Sindoor and then promoted himself to Field Marshal to dodge the spotlight.
Speaking exclusively to on Saturday, Lt Gen Dhillon didn’t hold back. "He’s the only Army chief who hid in a bunker during operations," Dhillon said. "The only one to bump himself up to Field Marshal just to escape public eyes. And get this—he’s the only one tagging along with his head of state to the SCO meeting."
Dhillon, who once headed the Defence Intelligence Agency and served as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) until 2022, now leads the Board of Governors at IIT Mandi. He pointed out more quirks: Munir’s the only Pakistan Army chief invited to lunch by a US president. "So much for democracy," Dhillon quipped. He also slammed the Pakistan Army’s track record: "It’s the only army in the world that hasn’t won a war. Remember the 1971 war after World War II? They had 93,000 surrenders."
This all ties back to Operation Sindoor, a major Indian military response to a deadly terror attack. On April 22, terrorists struck in Pahalgam, killing at least 26 people. India hit back hard with precision strikes on nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). They even repelled Pakistani attacks and hammered their airbases.
Munir got his Field Marshal rank on May 20—just 13 days after India’s strikes and 10 days after a ceasefire deal. He’s only the second person to get this honor in Pakistan, after former president Ayub Khan, the first Army chief of independent Pakistan.
Dhillon praised India’s new confident stance. "Now, when we target terror camps in response to Pahalgam, no one bats an eye," he said. "That’s the new India—a military powerhouse and soon the world’s third-largest economy. Back in the day, people questioned us, but not anymore. It’s like when America swooped into Abbottabad and nabbed Osama bin Laden—no one dared ask why."
He stressed the importance of strength: "You need to make your point, but it lands better with a gun in hand." Dhillon’s new book, Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story of India’s Deep Strikes Inside Pakistan, spills all the details on how India pulled off these daring moves.
Earlier this month, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh shared more wins: India shot down at least five Pakistani fighter jets and one massive aircraft from 300 km away during the operation. He called it the biggest surface-to-air takedown ever recorded.
With India’s rising power, stories like Operation Sindoor show how the country is standing tall against terrorism and changing the game in South Asia.
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