Dublin: A high-level Indian delegation led by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri along with BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, and representatives from five states, arrived in Ireland, to participate in the 40th anniversary memorial of the Air India Kanishka bombing, which killed 329 people in the 1985 terror attack.
The commemoration was scheduled to take place at the Ahakista Memorial in Cork on Sunday, June 22.
The delegation includes prominent elected representatives, including Arvinder Singh Lovely (Delhi MLA), Baldev Singh Aulakh (Minister from Uttar Pradesh), Gurveer Singh Brar (MLA from Rajasthan), Trilok Singh Cheema (MLA from Uttarakhand), and Narinder Singh Raina (MLA from Jammu and Kashmir).
The solemn memorial service was attended by Ireland’s Prime Minister, Micheal Martin, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, Gary Anandasangaree, and several other international dignitaries.
In a post on X, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, “On the way from Heathrow to
Cork…The dastardly mid air bombing of Air India Kanishka Flight 182 in 1985 which
claimed 329 innocent lives off the Irish Coast remains one of the most inhuman acts of
terror in aviation history.I was able to pay tribute to the victims at the Kanishka Memorial
at Humber Bay Park in Toronto in September 2019 where I also met family members of
several victims who had shared their pain and suffering.”
Speaking ahead of the ceremony, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh said,
“The Kanishka bombing was a painful reminder of the brutal face of terrorism, which
claimed innocent lives across nations. As I stand on Irish soil, I pay my heartfelt tribute to
those who perished, and reaffirm our resolve to unite against terror in all its forms.”
