Indian Aircraft Were Shot Down and India Completely Defeated by Pakistan: Former Chief Minister and Senior Opposition Leader

 "On the first day (of Operation Sindoor), we were completely defeated. In the half-hour aerial engagement that took place on the 7th, we were fully defeated, whether people accept it or not. Indian aircraft were shot down. The Air Force was completely grounded, and not a single aircraft flew. If any aircraft had taken off from Gwalior, Bathinda, or Sirsa, there was a high probability of being shot down by Pakistan, which is why the Air Force was fully grounded."
 

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/prithviraj-chavan-operation-sindoor-congress-leaders-controversial-op-sindoor-remark-defeated-on-day-1-9826648

Chavan had claimed that Indian military aircraft were shot down by Pakistani forces on the first day of Operation Sindoor
 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/didnt-say-anything-wrong-prithviraj-chavan-not-sorry-for-operation-sindoor-remarks-101765952572605.html

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said that Indian aircraft were shot down on the first day of Operation Sindoor and India was completely defeated.
 

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/will-not-apologise-congress-leader-prithviraj-chavan-on-operation-sindoor-statement-2837134-2025-12-17