EAM’s homage to Kanishka victims amid Canada spat

NEW DELHI: Paying homage to AI 182 'Kanishka' bombing victims, foreign minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the attack anniversary is a reminder why terrorism should never be tolerated.
Marking the 39th anniversary of the bombing, he said this was one of the worst acts of terrorism in history. The minister's remarks came in the middle of the diplomatic strife between India and Canada over what the former calls political space given by Canadian authorities to extremists who advocate violence against India.
Another Union minister, Hardeep Puri, called the bombing one of the most reprehensible acts of terror committed against India.
The bombing of the Montreal-New Delhi Air India flight 182 was blamed on Sikh militants who did it in retaliation to 'Operation Bluestar'.
"Today marks the 39th anniversary of one of the worst acts of terrorism in history," Jaishankar said on X. "Pay my homage to the memory of the 329 victims of AI 182 'Kanishka' who were killed this day in 1985. My thoughts are with their families. The anniversary is a reminder why terrorism should never be tolerated," he said. 'Kanishka' flight exploded 45 minutes before landing at London's Heathrow airport on June 23, 1985, killing all 329 people on board, most of them Canadians of Indian descent.