{"id":111976,"date":"2022-02-19T20:39:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T15:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=111976"},"modified":"2022-02-23T15:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T10:19:32","slug":"bjp-congress-members-share-dubious-sikhs-for-justice-letter-supporting-aap-in-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-congress-members-share-dubious-sikhs-for-justice-letter-supporting-aap-in-punjab\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP, Congress members share dubious &#8216;Sikhs For Justice&#8217; letter supporting AAP in Punjab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A letter written in Punjabi has been widely shared on social media with the claim that US-based &#8216;Sikhs For Justice&#8217; (SFJ) has extended support to AAP ahead of the Punjab elections. SFG, founded by US-based Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, was banned by the Indian government in 2019 as an unlawful association as it supports the secession of Punjab from India and the formation of a separate Khalistan.<\/p>\n<p>The viral letter was tweeted by lawyer <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220218122944\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/shashank_ssj\/status\/1494363886782681089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shashank Shekhar Jha<\/a>. This tweet gained over 1,000 retweets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Surprising:<br \/>\nKhalistan group \u201cSikhs for Justice\u201d declares support for Aam Aadmi Party. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qRpw5gElun\">pic.twitter.com\/qRpw5gElun<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shashank Shekhar Jha (@shashank_ssj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shashank_ssj\/status\/1494363886782681089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It was also posted by multiple verified social media users such as BJP&#8217;s Haryana IT cell head <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beingarun28\/status\/1494369280304898065?s=20&amp;t=n8hXCETxGrVtWHJmzlE1Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arun Yadav<\/a>, National Media In-charge at BJP&#8217;s youth wing BJYM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAmanDeep\/status\/1494377606044520449?s=20&amp;t=n8hXCETxGrVtWHJmzlE1Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amandeep Singh<\/a>, BJP leader <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anirbanganguly\/status\/1494371775798738946?s=20&amp;t=n8hXCETxGrVtWHJmzlE1Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anirban Ganguly<\/a>, National President Indian Youth Congress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1695216124068993\/posts\/3127044550886136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Srinivas BV<\/a>, and author of the book &#8216;Narendra Modi Censored&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AshokShrivasta6\/status\/1494366585577824278?s=20&amp;t=izHGWkzzaNIVlO5BKPkr5Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashok Shrivastav.<\/a> It was also tweeted by Twitter handle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PollUpdateInd\/status\/1494364933063991311?s=20&amp;t=-UfBqylr67VPQn0y0VUjNA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PollUpdateInd<\/a> and CapitalTV India chief editor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrManishKumar1\/status\/1494367594035306502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manish Kumar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=sikh%20for%20justice%20aap%20filter%3Aimages%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and Facebook users have shared this document. Using CrowdTangle, a social media monitoring tool, we found that at least 20 Facebook users made this claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111985 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-18-at-17.51.14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1728\" height=\"1308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-18-at-17.51.14.jpg 1728w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-18-at-17.51.14-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-18-at-17.51.14-1024x775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-18-at-17.51.14-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-18-at-17.51.14-1536x1163.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1728px) 100vw, 1728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We used Google Lens to translate the viral letter to English. The letter allegedly declares that SFJ has extended full support to AAP and their Punjab candidate CM Bhagwant Mann. It says if AAP is elected, SFJ&#8217;s goals will be revived. It is worth noting that in the second part, the letter claims SFJ also supported AAP in 2017, during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.in\/punjab\/assembly-constituencies\/2017-election-results.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previous Punjab assembly polls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111986 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/File_20220218-180538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/File_20220218-180538.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/File_20220218-180538-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/File_20220218-180538-964x1024.jpg 964w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/File_20220218-180538-768x816.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Zee News reporter Shivank Mishra uploaded a video of Pannun stating that SFJ hasn&#8217;t issued the viral letter. Pannun even alleged that AAP is behind circulating this letter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">Fact Check : \u0938\u093f\u0916 \u092b\u093c\u0949\u0930 \u091c\u0938\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0938\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0906\u092e \u0906\u0926\u092e\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928 \u0926\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u092b\u093c\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093c\u0940 \u0939\u0948&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u0916\u0941\u0926 \u0917\u0941\u0930\u092a\u0924\u0935\u0902\u0924 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u092a\u0928\u094d\u0928\u0942 \u0928\u0947 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092b\u093c\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093c\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0910\u0932\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BhagwantMann?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BhagwantMann<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArvindKejriwal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ArvindKejriwal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AamAadmiParty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AamAadmiParty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raghav_chadha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@raghav_chadha<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/100ptq2nVr\">pic.twitter.com\/100ptq2nVr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shivank Mishra (@shivank_8mishra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shivank_8mishra\/status\/1494368640606429184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The viral letter was shared on social media on February 17. Punjab-based journalist Taruni Gandhi tweeted that SFJ had released only one letter on February 17 that called for a &#8216;Rail Roko&#8217; protest to honour late actor-activist Deep Sidhu. She also pointed out that there are differences between the viral letter and the genuine &#8216;Rail Roko&#8217; letter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I think Sikh for Justice released only one letter today saying <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RailRoko?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RailRoko<\/a>. So far this letter regarding AAP is concerned from SFJ, it needs factcheck. Anyhow here are two letters, anyone can make out the difference. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AamAadmiParty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AamAadmiParty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AartiTikoo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AartiTikoo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/srinivasiyc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@srinivasiyc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k5Rkktrnxs\">pic.twitter.com\/k5Rkktrnxs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Taruni Gandhi (@TaruniGandhi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaruniGandhi\/status\/1494371972926492680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Taruni told Alt News, &#8220;Pannun sent an email to me and several journalists from Punjab where the February 17 letter regarding late Deep Sidhu was attached along with a video. Based on the letter in the email, we can say that the viral letter targeting AAP is not authentic. To the best of my knowledge, his letters are in English.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The screenshot below was shared by Taruni. It highlights Pannun&#8217;s email ID as the sender (top left), the date of the email sent (top right) and the attached letter about the &#8216;Rail Roko&#8217; protest (arrow). We have omitted personal details from this screenshot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112002 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-2-m-pd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-2-m-pd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-2-m-pd-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-2-m-pd-1024x493.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-2-m-pd-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-2-m-pd-1536x740.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We found two more SFJ letters \u2013 one from June 2020 which was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RavneetBittu\/status\/1273565047764086784?s=20&amp;t=yBzhT42vYBkDOL01kQAPEw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> by Congress leader Ravneet Singh Bittu, and the other from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JatinPaul\/status\/1349259526881509377?s=20&amp;t=OLEd008DPhH1q4h2UEQ92A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last year<\/a>\u00a0which was posted by The Hindu&#8217;s Jatin Anand.<\/p>\n<p>Upon comparing the viral letter with the three genuine SFJ letters (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaruniGandhi\/status\/1494371972926492680\/photo\/2\">2022<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JatinPaul\/status\/1349259526881509377?s=20&amp;t=OLEd008DPhH1q4h2UEQ92A\">2021<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RavneetBittu\/status\/1273565047764086784?s=20&amp;t=yBzhT42vYBkDOL01kQAPEw\">2020<\/a>), Alt News noticed abnormalities in:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Letterhead<\/li>\n<li>Left margin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Letterhead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SFJ letters included three links \u2014 sikhsforjustice.org, referendum2020.org, facebook.com\/sikhsforjusticepage\u00a0 \u2014 just beneath the addresses mentioned in the letterhead. However, that&#8217;s not the case with the viral letter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112063 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/MAAOBILE-CHARTS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"1308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/MAAOBILE-CHARTS.jpg 896w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/MAAOBILE-CHARTS-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/MAAOBILE-CHARTS-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/MAAOBILE-CHARTS-768x1121.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Left alignment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The body of the letter is misaligned in the viral letter. It goes beyond the green line. In all the three genuine letters, the body of the letter does not cross over to the left of the &#8216;Sikhs For Justice&#8217; logo.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-111976 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-congress-members-share-dubious-sikhs-for-justice-letter-supporting-aap-in-punjab\/viiral\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/viiral.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-112035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/viiral.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/viiral-300x289.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/viiral-768x740.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-112035'>\n\t\t\t\tVIRAL LETTER\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-congress-members-share-dubious-sikhs-for-justice-letter-supporting-aap-in-punjab\/attachment\/2022\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"1124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-112036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022.jpeg 963w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-257x300.jpeg 257w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-877x1024.jpeg 877w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-768x896.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-112036'>\n\t\t\t\t2022\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-congress-members-share-dubious-sikhs-for-justice-letter-supporting-aap-in-punjab\/attachment\/2020\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2020.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-112037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2020.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2020-271x300.jpeg 271w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2020-924x1024.jpeg 924w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2020-768x851.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-112037'>\n\t\t\t\t2021\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-congress-members-share-dubious-sikhs-for-justice-letter-supporting-aap-in-punjab\/2021-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2021.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-112038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2021.jpeg 779w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2021-238x300.jpeg 238w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2021-768x969.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-112038'>\n\t\t\t\t2020\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It is worth noting that the second part of the viral letter claims SFJ supported AAP in 2017, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/punjab\/after-amarinder-now-us-based-sikhs-for-justice-wants-canada-to-dismantle-aam-aadmi-party-campaign-by-arvind-kejriwal\/story-TyqgnLD36szvsN4WM0Lo6L.html\">Hindustan Times<\/a> had reported just the year before that SFJ had lodged a formal complaint against AAP with the Canadian foreign affairs minister asking the federal government to intervene with respect to AAP\u2019s election-related activities within Canada and block the proposed visit of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to the country.<\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, a dubious letter alleges that banned outfit &#8216;Sikhs For Justice&#8217; extended support to AAP. It was shared on social media by several users, including BJP and Congress leaders and members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A letter written in Punjabi has been widely shared on social media with the claim that US-based &#8216;Sikhs For Justice&#8217; (SFJ) has extended support to AAP ahead of the Punjab elections. 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