Claim

Not one of the 61 Indian signatories got a single Pahalgam victim's family to sign the letter sent 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...”

Rationale

Multiple reports confirm the letter to the two Prime Ministers carried 61 Indian signatories, all prominent public figures (politicians, ex-diplomats, academics) with no Pahalgam victim's family member among them. Far from any victim's family endorsing it, a Pahalgam victim's daughter publicly criticized the letter. The claim that none of the 61 obtained a Pahalgam victim family's signature is consistent with the documented signatory list; the residual uncertainty reflects the difficulty of exhaustively verifying a negative across the full list.

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 to PMs Modi and Shehbaz Sharif was signed by 117 people — 61 Indians and 56 Pakistanis; the named Indian signatories are all public figures (Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, A.S. Dulat, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Manoj Jha, academics), none identified as Pahalgam victims' kin. ✓ 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 the 61-Indian-signatory reconciliation appeal drew fire; describes the signatory base as public/eminent personalities, with no Pahalgam bereaved family among them. ✓ 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 Quotes Asavari Jagdale, daughter of a Pahalgam attack victim, criticizing the letter and asking why it was written — showing victim families opposed, rather than signed, the letter. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403