CM Samrat Choudhary hails Indian who stopped a 9/11-scale attack
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An Indian stopped a catastrophe the world will not forget — and Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary wants every citizen to feel the pride of that moment. On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the senior BJP leader shared a post on X, quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who declared that a man named Smit had single-handedly prevented what could have been another 9/11.
The post quotes PM Modi directly: 'एक हिंदुस्तानी ने 9/11 होने से बचा लिया' — 'An Indian prevented a 9/11 from happening.' The Prime Minister added that Smit's act of valour fills every compatriot with pride, and that 'the whole world is proud of him today.'
Smit's act of courage in the spotlight
While the research block contains no additional verified detail on the specific incident or the individual identified only as Smit, the framing by both the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister is unambiguous: this is being presented as a moment of extraordinary individual bravery that averted mass casualties on a scale comparable to the September 11, 2001 attacks. The invocation of '9/11' — the single most recognisable shorthand for large-scale terror — signals the gravity the government is attaching to the episode.
CM Choudhary's amplification of the Prime Minister's words carries deliberate political weight. By sharing the quote to his constituency, he is extending the reach of a nationalist pride narrative from the national stage down to the state level — making it personal for Bihar's citizens.
Why the political class is rallying around this moment
Moments where an ordinary Indian is credited with preventing a catastrophic attack have historically generated powerful cross-party solidarity and public emotion. The choice to quote PM Modi verbatim, rather than paraphrase, signals that CM Choudhary is consciously tying Bihar's political identity to a story of national heroism. It is a moment that transcends electoral arithmetic — a citizen's bravery being offered as a mirror for the nation.
The video attached to the post — though its contents are unverified in available research — is likely to carry footage or remarks that give Smit's story visual and emotional texture, amplifying the pride the post's text is designed to evoke.
An Indian stood between the world and disaster. Now the world is watching — and a nation is taking a moment to say its name out loud.