India has strongly condemned current threats made about Air India flights by Khalistani extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the chief of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ). The Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi addressed the difficulty throughout a weekly press briefing.

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“We strongly condemn such terrorist threats. We have been engaged with foreign governments on the activities of radical and terrorist elements, that have been inciting violence and intimidation of our leadership, our diplomats,” he mentioned.

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Canada-based Pannun urged individuals to chorus from touring by Air India beginning November 19, a growth that’s being seen as a regarding one. Both Pannun and SFJ are on India’s listing of designated terrorist entities. Spokesperson Bagchi emphasised India’s dedication to press international governments to disclaim area to such components.

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Canada’s minister of transport workplace, in response to WION’s query, mentioned that it’s investigating into the matter. The assertion highlighted the Canadian authorities’s unwavering dedication to aviation security, stating, “Our government takes any threat to aviation extremely seriously. We are investigating recent threats circulating online closely and with our security partners. We will do everything necessary to keep Canadians safe.”

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Canada’s international ministry is but to answer WION’s query, with the inside ministry redirecting inquiries to the transport ministry, the nodal authority on the difficulty. It is necessary to notice that Canada’s worst terror assault was the 1985 Kanishka Air India bombing. The tragic incident claimed the lives of 329 people, together with Canadian, British, and Indian residents. The masterminds behind the fear assault have been Inderjit Singh Reyat and Talwinder Singh Parmar, the latter being a Canadian Khalistani chief related to the fear group Babbar Khalsa.