Claim
Not one of the 61 Indian signatories got a single Pahalgam victim's family to sign the letter to the two prime ministers.
“इन 61 में से एक ने भी यह हिम्मत दिखाई है कि पहलगाम के पीड़ित परिवार में से किसी एक का साइन करवा ले उस खत पर?”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The letter's Indian signatories were politicians, former diplomats, academics, journalists and civil-society figures; reporting on the signatory composition shows no Pahalgam victim's family among them, and known victims' family members (e.g. Aishanya Dwivedi, Asavari Jagdale) publicly opposed the letter rather than signing it. No dedicated fact-check exists, and the full 61-name list is not published, so the negative cannot be proven with total certainty, but all available primary reporting supports the anchor's factual claim that no Pahalgam victim's family signed.
Evidence
- https://swarajyamag.com/amp/story/news-brief/over-117-indian-and-pakistani-leaders-urged-modi-and-sharif-to-restart-bilateral-dialogue Describes the 30 June 2026 open letter coordinated by the Centre for Peace and Progress, signed by 117 people (61 Indians, 56 Pakistanis) urging Modi and Sharif to resume dialogue; the 61 Indian signatories are characterised as senior politicians, former diplomats, academics, journalists and civil society leaders (Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Manoj Jha, Mani Shankar Aiyar, A.S. Dulat, etc.) — no Pahalgam victim's family member is listed. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.republicworld.com/india/we-don-t-need-pakistan-pahalgam-victim-s-wife-rejects-mehbooba-mufti-s-call-for-india-pakistan-talks-2026-07-01-130776 Aishanya Dwivedi, widow of Pahalgam victim Shubham Dwivedi, publicly rejected the dialogue appeal — showing a victim's family opposing, not endorsing, the letter. ✓ 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/ Reports Pahalgam victims' families, incl. Asavari Jagdale (daughter of a slain victim), criticising the letter and asking why it was not written for the victims — corroborating that no victim family backed or signed it. ✓ reachable · archived