- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
WHILE the authorities are still in shock over the murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombing case, the septuagenarian might have paid the price of praising Indian prime minister Narendra Modi earlier this year.
According to a report by The Tribune which is based in the Indian state of Punjab, India’s internal intelligence agency — Intelligence Bureau — has given a hint that the gunning down of Malik “could be part of ‘concerted efforts’ to use ‘unfair’ means to scare voices that dare to align with India”.
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Malik was dubbed as “kaum ka gaddar” (betrayer of the community) for having showered praise on Modi in January this year after he announced that December 26 would be observed as ‘Veer Baal Diwas‘ as a tribute to the martyrdom of the sons of Sikh guru Govind Singh.
Malik, who was acquitted in 2005, visited India in December 2019 after his name was removed from the black list which included names of more than 300 Sikhs living abroad who had been barred from entering India for alleged anti-India acts.
Of late, Malik had also fallen out of favour with certain bodies in Canada and remained in the headlines for allegedly provoking them on various occasions, a journalist based in Calgary, Canada, was cited as saying by The Tribune.
