Washington:
Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has threatened international flyers against boarding Air India flights ahead of the 40th anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Pannun, who is the founder of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), said “an attack could occur on an Air India flight” before the “40th anniversary of the Sikh genocide.”
Pannun, who holds dual citizenship of the US and Canada, has been designated a terrorist by the Ministry of Home Affairs since July 2020 on charges of sedition and secessionism. “We are asking the Sikh people not to fly via Air India. From November 19, there will be a global blockade. Air India won’t be allowed to operate. Sikh people, don’t travel by Air India after November 19. Your life can be in danger,” India Today quoted the SFJ founder as saying. He had issued a similar threat around the same time last year.
Pannun, also accused by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in multiple cases, is known for insulting the Indian flag and has even threatened Indian diplomats on several occasions. According to CNN-News18 sources, Pannun is a US citizen who misuses his access in the UK and Canada.
Sources say that evidence of money being transferred from the UK and Canada for killing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders has already been placed. Top intelligence sources on Friday said that Pannun is running an immigration racket and, looking at his strategy, Pakistan’s spy agency ISI is also in touch with him.
“Initially he kept on denying his association with them but he later came out openly in London with Pakistan high commission’s Kashmir Day event,” said a source. “His idea is to instigate the youth of Punjab born after 1984 against India and atrocities on the Sikh community.”
According to the sources, Pannun is getting funding from the ISI, some money from innocent youths, and some donations in the name of war. He has made many gurdwaras of the UK, US, and Canada breeding grounds for anti-India sentiments and, according to witnesses, ISI operatives are regular visitors here.(Source:news18)
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