The family of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi -- the face of the armed forces during Operation Sindoor -- were caught unawares about her briefing the media. Her sister Saina Sansara, in an exclusive interview to NDTV, said she was about to sleep when a friend called her and asked her to turn on the television.

Colonel Sofiya Qureshi's mother, in the exclusive conversation with NDTV, downplayed the crass remarks made by a leader against her daughter. "It doesn't bother us," she said.