Shashi Tharoor, who is heading a delegation of the Members of Parliament, arrived in Guyana on Sunday on the second leg of the mission to expound India’s anti-terrorism message and Operation Sindoor’s goals.

The all-party delegation includes MPs Shashi Tharoor (INC), Shambhavi (LJP – Ram Vilas), Sarfaraz Ahmad (JMM), GM Harish Balayogi (TDP), Shashank Mani Tripathi (BJP), Bhubaneswar Kalita (BJP), Milind Murli Deora (Shiv Sena), and Tejasvi Surya (BJP), along with Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu.

“It is Guyana’s 59th Independence Day tomorrow (Monday), and we will be present at the midnight speech by the President (Irfaan Ali) tonight,” Tharoor said in an X post announcing his arrival.

The crew came here following a Saturday stop in New York, where they met with think tankers and academics and saw the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center, which represents America’s fight against terrorism.

According to the Indian High Commission in Georgetown, Guyana’s capital, “The delegation will be interacting with the Guyanese leadership and key interlocutors from media, Indian community and diaspora, and friends of India in Guyana.” The lawmakers will highlight “our strong message of unity and brotherhood as well as India’s collective resolve to fight against the scourge of terrorism,” it stated.

After visiting Panama, Colombia, and Brazil, the squad will return to the United States on June 3 for meetings in Washington.

Following the slaughter of 26 civilians at Pahalgam by The Resistance Front, an associate of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba, the delegation led by Tharoor is one of seven groups of MPs traveling to 33 countries to represent India.

Nine terrorist facilities in Pakistan and the parts of Kashmir that it controls were hit by India.

The conflict then escalated as a result of Pakistan’s attack on India, which targeted civilian buildings such as medical facilities and houses of worship, including gurudwaras, temples, and convents.

The team, which is led by Tharoor of the opposition Congress Party and consists of Milind Murli Deora of the Shiv Sena, Sarfaraz Ahmad of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, and Shambhavi of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), emphasizes the unity of the country against terrorism.

Consequently, Tharoor said, “This is it from our perspective. You will receive this back if you do this. And with this operation, we have shown the world that we are capable of doing it with a level of accuracy and restraint that we hope they will comprehend. We’ve used our right to self-defense, and we haven’t done it carelessly.”

BJP MP Surya said on X, “Guyana holds a special place in India’s foreign relations, with nearly 40 per cent of its population being of Indian origin.” He added that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, “our longstanding ties have only strengthened over the past decade.”

JMM MP Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad emphasized the initiative’s bipartisan nature. “We have a purpose for coming here. The delegation is multi-party and all-party. The administration called all-party meetings headed by the home and defense ministers in response to the latest attack in Pahalgam. Action was urged by all Indians, regardless of political affiliation. That united stand includes this outreach,” he stated.