Claim
Indian signatories to the letter include Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Manoj Jha, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Saifuddin Soz, Humayun Kabir, and Professor Apoorvanand.
“भारत की तरफ से फारुख अब्दुल्लाह, महबूबा मुफ्ती, मनोज झा, मणिशंकर अय्यर, मीर वाइज उमर फारूक, सैफुद्दीन सोज़, हुमायूं कबीर, प्रोफेसर अपूवानंद के नाम इस लिस्ट में हैं।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The letter referenced is the India-Pakistan peace appeal issued around June 30, 2026 by O.P. Shah's Centre for Peace and Progress, signed by 116-117 Indian and Pakistani citizens. Multiple independent reports confirm all eight named Indian signatories — Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Manoj Jha, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Saifuddin Soz, Humayun Kabir and Prof Apoorvanand — appear on the list. The claim accurately describes the signatories.
Evidence
- https://www.kashmirpen.in/o-p-shah-leads-india-pakistan-peace-appeal-urges-pms-modi-and-shehbaz-sharif-to-revive-dialogue Names Indian signatories including Dr Farooq Abdullah, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Mehbooba Mufti, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Prof Manoj Jha, Prof Saifuddin Soz and Prof Apoorvanand — confirming the two names other reports omit. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.prabhasakshi.com/international/mani-shankar-aiyar-and-humayun-kabir-among-those-who-wrote-to-pm-modi-and-shehbaz Confirms Mani Shankar Aiyar and Humayun Kabir among signatories of the letter to PMs Modi and Shehbaz Sharif. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.dawn.com/news/2012083 Reports the Centre for Peace and Progress appeal (dated ~June 30, 2026) signed by 116/117 Indian and Pakistani citizens urging revived dialogue. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.republicworld.com/india/farooq-abdullah-mehbooba-mufti-manoj-jha-under-fire-over-fresh-pitch-to-resume-talks-with-terror-sponsor-pakistan-2026-07-01-130736 Confirms Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Manoj Jha as signatories, contemporaneous with the July 1 broadcast. ✓ reachable · archived