Claim

A total of 117 prominent people from India and Pakistan have written a joint letter to PM Narendra Modi and Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif appealing for resumption of dialogue and asking India to end Operation Sindoor.

“भारत और पाकिस्तान के कुल मिलाकर 117 बड़े-बड़े लोगों ने एक पत्र लिखकर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री शहबाज शरीफ से दोबारा से बातचीत शुरू करने की अपील की है और साथ ही भारत से कहा है कि वह ऑपरेशन सिंदूर को भी समाप्त कर दे।”

Rationale

The core of the claim is accurate: exactly 117 prominent people from India (61) and Pakistan (56) did sign a joint open letter, dated June 30, 2026 and coordinated by the Centre for Peace and Progress, to PM Modi and PM Shehbaz Sharif appealing to resume bilateral dialogue. However, the added assertion that the letter 'asks India to end Operation Sindoor' is not supported by the letter's contents; Operation Sindoor is referenced only to mark timing ('more than a year after'), and the actual demands concern restoring diplomatic ties, visas, airspace, trade, connectivity and confidence-building measures. Because a materially false demand is attributed to the letter alongside otherwise accurate facts, the claim is misleading.

Evidence

• https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/dialogue-remains-the-only-viable-way-117-eminent-indians-pakistanis-write-to-pms-modi-and-sharif-seeking-peace-initiative Confirms 117 eminent Indians and Pakistanis (61 Indians, 56 Pakistanis) signed an open letter dated June 30, 2026, to PMs Modi and Sharif appealing to resume bilateral dialogue; explicitly states the letter does NOT ask India to end or stop Operation Sindoor — that operation is mentioned only to establish timing ('more than a year after'). ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.thehansindia.com/news/national/an-open-letter-from-117-eminent-india-pak-citizens-to-modi-sharif-1092663 Reports the joint open letter from 117 eminent India-Pakistan citizens to Modi and Sharif urging revival of dialogue and confidence-building measures; demands listed are restoring High Commissioners, visas, airspace, trade and cross-border connectivity — no demand to end Operation Sindoor. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/over-117-indian-and-pakistani-leaders-urged-modi-and-sharif-to-restart-bilateral-dialogue Confirms the letter was coordinated by the Centre for Peace and Progress and signed by 117 figures appealing for resumption of dialogue; frames it as coming a year after Operation Sindoor, without the letter calling to end the operation. ✓ reachable · archived