Claim
The 61 Indian signatories include Farooq Abdullah, who sought China's help on Article 370; Mehbooba Mufti, who called India 'Lynchistan'; RJD MP Manoj Jha, who compared India to Pakistan; and Congress 'think tank' Mani Shankar Aiyar.
“इन 61 नामों में अनुच्छेद 370 पर चीन से मदद मांगने वाले फारूक अब्दुल्ला हैं। भारत को लिंचिस्तान बताने वाली महबूबा मुफ्ती हैं। भारत की तुलना पाकिस्तान से करने वाले आरजेडी सांसद मनोज झा हैं। कांग्रेस के थिंक टैंक कहे जाने वाले मणिशंकर अय्यर।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The factual backbone is correct: an open letter signed by 61 Indians (plus 56 Pakistanis, 117 total) did include Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, RJD MP Manoj Jha and former Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, and Mufti did call India 'Lynchistan.' However, the loaded descriptors attached to the signatories misrepresent the record: the National Conference explicitly denied that Farooq Abdullah 'sought China's help on Article 370' and called it a BJP distortion of his 2020 remarks; Manoj Jha's cited comments do not amount to a clear 'India equals Pakistan' comparison; and 'Congress think tank' for Aiyar is a sarcastic political label, not a factual designation. Accurate on who signed, but the framing colors it with contested and partly false characterizations.
Evidence
- https://organiser.org/2026/07/02/360695/world/india-pak-reconciliation-appeal-in-an-open-letter-by-a-section-of-indians-draws-fire-amid-cross-border-terror-concerns/ Confirms the open letter (Centre for Peace and Progress, dated 30 June 2026) urging Modi and Shehbaz to end hostilities was signed by 117 people — 61 from India and 56 from Pakistan. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.wionews.com/world/over-100-eminent-people-from-india-pak-write-open-letter-to-modi-shehbaz-appeal-to-end-hostilities-1782916095110 Lists Indian signatories including Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, RJD MP Manoj Jha, Mani Shankar Aiyar (former Congress leader), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and ex-RAW chief A.S. Dulat — confirming all four named individuals signed. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://scroll.in/latest/975643/farooq-abdullah-never-said-article-370-may-be-restored-with-chinese-help-says-national-conference National Conference states Farooq Abdullah never said Article 370 would be restored with China's help and that the BJP 'completely twisted' his 2020 remarks — undercutting the descriptor that he 'sought China's help on Article 370.' ✓ reachable · archived
- https://aninews.in/news/national/politics/india-of-gandhi-and-nehru-has-been-turned-into-lynchistan-pdp-chief-mehbooba-mufti-after-killings-in-odisha-and-uttarakhand20251228202532/ Confirms Mehbooba Mufti did call India 'Lynchistan' (Dec 2025) — this descriptor is accurate. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/state-should-make-its-own-calculations-assess-its-priorities-rjds-manoj-kumar-jha-on-letter-urging-india-pakistan-dialogue20260701191823/ Manoj Jha's actual remarks distinguish 'state' from 'citizen' and note India played cricket with Pakistan after Pahalgam; no clean statement literally 'comparing India to Pakistan' — the descriptor is a loose characterization. ✓ reachable · archived