On 40th Anniversary of Kanishka Bombing, Indian, Irish and Canadian Leaders Pay Tribute in Ireland
On 40th Anniversary of Kanishka Bombing, Indian, Irish and Canadian Leaders Pay Tribute in Ireland
Kanishka Bombing latest news: On the 40th anniversary of the Kanishka bombing, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, and Canadian Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree laid a wreath at the Ahakista Memorial in Cork, Ireland, to pay homage to the victims of the bombing.
Forty years ago, on June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 was bombed by the Canada-based Khalistani terrorist group Babbar Khalsa near Cork, Ireland, leading to the deaths of all 329 passengers on board.
In a post on X, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri wrote, “Paying homage to victims of Air India Kanishka bombing at Ahakista Memorial in Cork, Ireland with the Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, Canadian Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree, and members of the Indian delegation.”
Speaking at the event, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin called the attack “terrible” and stated, “…morning on this 40th anniversary of that terrible day in 1985 that saw the Air India flight cruelly and horrifically brought down off our coastline. It's always a privilege and honour to attend this sober commemoration and to witness the dignity, dedication and care with which you remember your loved ones who died so horrifically 40 years ago today."
He further added, “We feel the enormity of your loss when we see the faces and read the stories on the memorial here, before us.”
He also offered condolences to those who died in the recent Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.
The Indian government delegation, led by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, was present in Cork to mark the solemn occasion. The delegation included senior Punjab BJP leader Tarun Chugh, and legislators Arvinder Singh Lovely, Baldev Singh Aulakh, Gurveer Singh Brar, and Trilok Singh Cheema.
On Sunday, Hardeep Singh Puri shared details of the journey on X, writing, “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.”
He further recalled, “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.”
He added, “On Monday, 23 June 2025, I will lead an Indian delegation comprising senior Punjab leader Tarun Chugh, legislators from several states including Arvinder Singh Lovely, Baldev Singh Aulakh, Gurveer Singh Brar and Trilok Singh Cheema, to join Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, Canadian Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree, and others, to pay homage to the victims at an event at the Ahakista Memorial in Cork, Ireland in a solemn moment of remembrance and unity, on the 40th anniversary of the reprehensible Kanishka Bombing.”
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