On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 was blown up by the Canada-based Khalistani terrorist group Babbar Khalsa near Cork, Ireland, resulting in the deaths of all 329 passengers on board.
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, remembers victims of the Air India Kanishka Bombing on the 40th Anniversary and calls on the international community to unite against terrorism.
On the 40th anniversary of the Air India Flight 182 bombing, Canada's UN envoy Bob Rae said the attack was planned by people living in Canada and must be remembered as a domestic act of terror, not a distant event.
He emphasised that the anniversary of the attack is a "stark reminder of why the world must show zero tolerance towards terrorism and violent extremism."
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri paid tributes to the victims of the Kanishka bombing and gave a call to bring an end to terrorism and extremism. Calling Canada a valued partner and friend of India, he called upon them to deepen the bilateral collaboration in countering this.
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, Irish Prime Minister, Micheal Martin, and Canadian Minister of Public Safety, Gary Anandasangaree, laid a wreath at the Ahakista Memorial in Cork in Ireland, to pay homage to the victims.
The delegation includes prominent elected representatives, including Arvinder Singh Lovely (Delhi MLA), Baldev Singh Aulakh (Minister from Uttar Pradesh), Gurveer Singh Brar (MLA from Rajasthan), Trilok Singh Cheema (MLA from Uttarakhand), and Narinder Singh Raina (MLA from Jammu and Kashmir
In an interview with ANI, Brodie called India a "great nation" to have trade arrangement. She emphasised that Canada will benefit from having a positive relationship with India.
MP Chandra Arya addressed the Canadian Parliament, reflecting on the 39th anniversary of the Air India Flight 182 bombing, which killed 329 people. He expressed concern over a new petition calling for an inquiry that promotes conspiracy theories related to Khalistan extremists.
The Indian High Commission in Canada slammed Canada on the 39th anniversary of the Air India Kanishka bombing and said that any act of "glorifying terrorism" is "deplorable", adding that it is unfortunate that such actions are allowed on many occasions in Canada.
On the 39th anniversary of the Air India Kanishka bombing, a tragic event perpetrated by Khalistani terrorists that resulted in the deaths of 329 innocent people, Canadian journalist Daniel Bordman said
Sanjay Kumar Verma stated that no government in the world should overlook the threat of terrorism emanating from its territories for political gains and called human lives much more important than transitory political interests.