Claim
None of the 61 signatories of the letter to both prime ministers — including Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, and RJD MP Manoj Jha — got a single Pahalgam victim's family member to sign it.
“इस पत्र पर साइन करने वाले फारूक अब्दुल्ला महबूबा मुफ्ती से लेकर आरजेडी सांसद मनोज झा इन 61 में से एक ने भी यह हिम्मत नहीं दिखाई है कि पहलगाम के पीड़ित परिवार में से किसी एक का साइन करवा ले उस खत पर जो दोनों प्रधानमंत्रीियों को लिखा है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The letter is real: 61 Indians and around 56 Pakistanis signed a June 30, 2026 appeal to PMs Modi and Sharif coordinated by the Centre for Peace and Progress, and Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, and Manoj Jha are confirmed signatories. All reported Indian signatories are politicians, former diplomats, academics, and civil society figures; no news report or fact-check identifies any Pahalgam attack victim's family member among the signatories, so the anchor's core factual assertion that none of the 61 obtained a victim family member's signature is consistent with available evidence. Confidence is moderate rather than high because the complete list of 61 names is not published in accessible reporting, and the 'didn't show courage' framing is rhetorical editorializing rather than a checkable fact.
Evidence
- https://scroll.in/latest/1093986/over-100-indian-pakistani-citizens-urge-modi-sharif-to-resume-dialogue-on-j-k-work-towards-peace Confirms the letter dated June 30, 2026 to PMs Modi and Sharif with 117 signatories — 61 from India including Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, and Manoj Jha — matching the claim's premise. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/revive-bilateral-dialogue-restore-normal-ties-politicians-former-diplomats-from-india-pakistan-urge-both-govts/ Describes the Indian signatories as politicians, former diplomats, and civil society members (e.g., AS Dulat, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq); no Pahalgam victim family member is reported among them. ✓ reachable · archived
- 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/ Critical coverage of the letter published on the broadcast date; even hostile coverage attacking the signatories does not identify any Pahalgam victim family member as a signatory, nor claim one signed. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.opindia.com/2026/07/pakistan-pleads-61-indian-aman-ki-asha-enthusiasts-amplify-read-how-they-want-pm-modi-to-revive-the-musharraf-manmohan-kashmir-formula/ Lists named Indian signatories (politicians, academics, ex-officials); makes no mention of any victim family participation. ✓ reachable · archived