"Let the facts be clear: the Modi government did not initiate this process, nor did it secure any new breakthrough. It merely benefited from the mature, consistent, and strategic diplomacy begun under the UPA," Chidambaram added.
Former Israeli Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon welcomed the extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana, calling it a major diplomatic and judicial victory for India.
K Unnikrishnan, the father of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, the National Security Guard commando killed while fighting terrorists during the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, said the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana is India's "diplomatic success."
"Prime Minister Modi had said that we will make India terror-free, and this is the biggest proof that those hiding anywhere in the world will be brought to India and punished," Sinha told reporters.
Reacting to the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Thursday said that Centre has been keeping a close watch on people who are against the country since Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed the office.
"It's a big day for the country. I thank PM Modi, the American President, and the agencies involved in this extradition process. When he is hanged, it will be a tight slap not just on terrorism but also on Pakistan," Singh, now a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said.
RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Thursday spoke about Tahawwur Rana's extradition to India and said the country has not forgotten that 'barbaric violence' of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Calling the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana a "big day," Eknath Omble, the brother of Ashok Chakra awardee and 26/11 hero Tukaram Omble, on Thursday urged the central government to hang Tahawwur Rana.
The BJP MP and Chairman of the Bar Council of India, Manan Mishra, on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for the extradition of Tahawwur Rana from the United States to India and called it a major achievement for the country.
India's success in extraditing Tahawwur Rana was more than just a legal triumph--it was a combination of meticulous courtroom arguments and strategic diplomatic efforts, according to an official involved in the extradition process.