Claim
Congress leader Manish Tewari criticized the letter, asking whether those talking peace with Pakistan have forgotten Pahalgam.
“इसी को लेकर कांग्रेस के नेता मनीष तिवारी ने आईना दिखा दिया। वो कह रहे हैं पाकिस्तान के साथ शांति की बातें करने वाले पहलगाम भूल गए हैं क्या?”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
On/around 1 July 2026, over 100 (reported as 117) prominent India-Pakistan figures signed a letter to PM Modi and PM Shehbaz Sharif urging peace and dialogue. Congress leader Manish Tewari publicly criticized this letter, specifically citing the Pahalgam/Baisaran terror attack (noting it had been just over a year since tourists were killed) and calling normalisation of ties with Pakistan 'inexplicable' while it exports terror. The anchor's paraphrase — that Tewari asked whether those talking peace with Pakistan have forgotten Pahalgam — accurately captures the substance of his statement, which explicitly referenced Pahalgam as the reason to reject peace overtures.
Evidence
- https://aninews.in/news/national/politics/normalising-ties-with-country-hell-bent-on-creating-mayhem-terror-inexplicable-manish-tewari-on-letter-urging-indo-pak-dialogue20260701205742/ ANI reports Congress MP Manish Tewari criticized the letter urging Indo-Pak dialogue, explicitly invoking the Pahalgam (Baisaran) massacre and saying normalising ties with a country 'hell-bent upon creating mayhem and terror' is inexplicable. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-india-pakistan-talks-bjp-congress-react-to-peace-letter-signed-by-117-prominent-leaders-for-pm-modi-and-shehbaz-sharif-3214962 Reports on the peace letter signed by 117 prominent India-Pakistan figures and both BJP's and Congress's (Tewari's) critical reactions to it. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.khaskhabar.com/local/chandigarh-ut/chandigarh-ut-news/news-pakistan-must-stop-terrorism-first-only-then-will-talks-happen-manish-tewari-news-hindi-1-826435-KKN.html Hindi report quoting Tewari that Pakistan must first stop terrorism before any talks, opposing the peace-with-Pakistan letter. ✓ reachable · archived