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MEA reacts after Pannun spotted raising ‘Khalistan zindabad’ slogans at Trump's inauguration

Ministry of External Affairs says India will continue to raise matters having bearing on the country’s national security with the US
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Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was reportedly seen at Donald Trump’s inauguration in viral videos.
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The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that India would continue to raise matters having bearing on the country’s national security with the United States.

This comes after Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was reportedly seen at Donald Trump’s inauguration in viral videos.

“Whenever there is an anti-India activity we take up the matter with the US government. We will continue to raise matter with the US Government that have a bearing on our national security and have an anti-India agenda," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a weekly press briefing.

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Pannun was spotted at The Liberty Ball during the official inaugural ceremony of Trump who returned to the White House on January 20.

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The Khalistani terrorist was not invited to the event had bought tickets through some contact, according to a report in WION.

As the crowd present at the celebratory event chanted ‘USA, USA’, Pannun was seen raising pro-Khalistan slogans, the video of which has been doing the rounds on social media.

The video first showed a zoom footage of Trump and First Lady Melania on the stage and then panned to its left to show the crowd chanting ‘USA, USA’. As the camera panned further, Pannun was seen in the crowd and was heard chanting ‘Khalistan Zindabad’.

Non-bailable warrants were issued against Pnnu on February 3, 2021, and he was declared a ‘Proclaimed Offender’ on November 29, 2022. The NIA has also seized his properties in Amritsar and Chandigarh.

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