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OSINT Report - Elements Behind Abrogation of Article 370/35-A and Saffronisation of Jammu & Kashmir [Thread] 👇
March 2014: Lakshmi Kaul makes her first blog post for "KPCS UK" (Kashmiri Pandits Cultural Society United Kingdom).
archive.is/dy1Xb
June 2014: KPCS (UK) holds its first religio-cultural event in London attended by notables including MP Virendra Sharma, then Chair of the Indo-British All Party Parliamentary Group and Sanjay Jagatia, then Director of Hindu Council UK.
archive.is/KmvDL
September 2014: Conservative UK MP Robert John @ "Bob" Blackman leads efforts to highlight the alleged atrocities perpetrated against Kashmiri Pandits by Pakistan and its alleged proxy elements in J&K. Report is published on Lakhsmi's blog.
archive.is/rHjLO
October 2014: MP Bob Blackman participates in the first KPCS Diwali celebrations and is seen toasting with Lakshmi Kaul. He iterates to Kashmiri Pandit community about his decades-long belief that Kashmir is "an inseparable part of India".
archive.is/y8qEi
03 January 2015: Hindu Forum of Britain (HFB) appoints Lakshmi Kaul of KPCS as its Public Relations Officer (PRO) with immediate effect.
archive.is/VUJCP
19 January 2015: An event is held at UK House of Commons Committee Room No. 10 by KPCS to commemorate the forced exodus of Kashmiri Hindus. Event is hosted by All Party Parliamentary Group of British Hindus led by MP Bob Blackman.
archive.is/12dTm
20 January 2015: Motion commemorating 25th anniversary of Kashmiri Pandits' displacement from J&K passed highlighting attacks by "cross-border Islamic militants". MP Bob Blackman was among sponsors whereas Jeremy Corbyn was also among supporters.
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-moti…
January 2015: Book titled "25 YEARS IN EXILE: We Remember: Kashmiri Hindu Forced Exodus" is published by KPCS, edited by civil servant Anupama Handoo (Head of Briefings on EU Exit at UK Revenue & Customs Dept). MP Bob Blackman is present at the launch.
archive.is/18WdT
June 2015: In India, Lakshmi meets BJP politician (then Minister of State for Industries & Mining) Pravin Ramchandra Pote-Patil to discuss issues of Kashmiri Pandit community. Later also meets senior BJP leader (then Transport Minister) Nitin Gadkari.
archive.is/QhDCC
March to May 2015: Lakshmi works as Social Media Manager for 'Conservative Friends of India', an organisation devoted to enhancing relations among members of UK's Conservative Party, British-Indian community and India. Screenshot from her LinkedIn profile.
July 2015: Lakshmi is appointed Assistant to MP Bob Blackman (a position she still holds); a Political Aide/ Adviser on matters pertaining to British Hindus, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh as well.
16 September 2015: Kashmiri Pandits Cultural Society (UK) Limited is officially incorporated/ registered (Company Number 9780718) with Lakshmi Kaul as the sole Director.
beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/097807…
Lakshmi Kaul/ KPCS plan a mega programme for 26th October 2015 at House of Commons in partnership with APPG on British Hindus (MP Bob Blackman) and Voice of Dogras. Discussions with supporters held through a Facebook group.
archive.is/Tq2zW
Event Hosts:

Lakshmi Kaul (KPCS)
Vinod Tikoo (Lakhsmi's spouse, Senior Manager at Canon Europe Limited)
Anupama Handoo (UK government)
Dr Vivek Kaul (KPCS)
Manu Khajuria Singh (Voice of Dogras)
Shafalica Bhan Kotwal (UK-based psychiatrist)
Mahima Raina (UK-based psychologist)
September 2015: Vinod Tikoo (Lakshmi's spouse) initiates a fundraising appeal to meet operational/ logistics costs for the seminar at House of Commons.
October 2015: Lakshmi shares a congratulatory letter for the seminar from Dr Karan Singh, son of late Maharaja Hari Singh and a senior Indian National Congress (INC) politician.
October 2015: Lakshmi shares a congratulatory letter for the seminar from Major General (Retired) Goverdhan Singh Jamwal, former Military Secretary and President of J&K Ex-Services League.
October 2015: Early Times (India) reports about the seminar planned jointly by KPCS/ VoD. Aims include powerful, collective projection of "integrationists" against separatists through the support of British lawmakers like MP Bob Blackman.
archive.is/jKLZr
October 2015: Lakshmi shares a congratulatory video for the seminar from Kunwar Vikramaditya Singh, grandson of late Maharaja Hari Singh.
Video: video-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t42.1790-2/1…
October 2015: Lakshmi shares a congratulatory video for the seminar from Aditya Raj Kaul, a prominent Indian establishment mouthpiece/ journalist and himself a Kashmiri Pandit. Aditya criticises Article 370 and also the special status accorded to Occupied J&K (1/2)
October 2015: Lakshmi shares a congratulatory video for the seminar from Aditya Raj Kaul, a prominent Indian establishment mouthpiece/ journalist and himself a Kashmiri Pandit. Aditya criticises Article 370 and also the special status accorded to Occupied J&K (2/2)
October 2015: Lakshmi shares a congratulatory letter for the seminar from her patron/ chief sponsor MP Bob Blackman. Interestingly and ominously, MP Blackman wishes the seminar to exert effects globally and influence the then upcoming UK visit of PM Modi on J&K.
October 2015: Lakshmi shares a congratulatory letter for the seminar from her friend Rahul Pandita, a senior Indian journalist.
October 2015: Lakshmi shares a congratulatory letter for the seminar from retired Indian Army Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, a Hindutva apologist. Lt Gen (Retired) Hasnain expresses his indirect desire for Article 370 to be abrogated.
October 2015: Veteran Bollywood actor and Kashmiri Pandit by origin Anupam Kher felicitates Lakshmi Kaul (KPCS) and Manu Khajuria (VoD) for organising 2015 seminar at House of Commons. He openly accuses Pakistan and ISI of orchestrating mass exodus/ killings of Kashmiri Hindus.
@m_saj 26 October 2015: Seminar takes place re-affirming J&K as an "integral part of India". British MP Bob Blackman is given the 'honour' to launch a White Paper. P K Patel, then Indian First Secretary at High Commission in UK is among the participants.
asian-voice.com/What%27s-On/In…
@m_saj Press Trust of India (PTI) officially covers the event.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-…
@m_saj December 2015: Anupam Kher urges Kashmiri Pandits to 'fight for their rights' especially rehabilitation in IOJ&K.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-…
@m_saj January 2016: London School of Economics hosted a seminar on 'Understanding Jammu and Kashmir' co-organised by KPCS and VoD, among others. Participants include Tarek Fatah and MP Bob Blackman. Lakshmi Kaul was the co-chair.
sundayguardianlive.com/world/2886-bui…
@m_saj February 2016: Mr & Mrs MP Bob Blackman and Lakshmi Kaul on a 10-day visit to India: Meet BJP politician Surinder Ambardar of then J&K Assembly at Srinagar, Kashmiri Pandits, young traders/ members of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce.
asian-voice.com/News/UK/Bob-Bl…
@m_saj February 2016: Mr & Mrs MP Bob Blackman and Lakshmi Kaul go on a 10-day visit to India: Offer prayers at temple of goddess Kheerbhawani, Raghunath temple.
asian-voice.com/News/UK/Bob-Bl…
@m_saj February 2016: Mr & Mrs MP Bob Blackman and Lakshmi Kaul go on a 10-day visit to India: Join VoD founder Manu Khajuria for a reception in their honour hosted by J&K Ex-Services League and Dogra Sadar Sabha. Kaul, Khajuria declared "Daughters of the Soil".
asian-voice.com/News/UK/Bob-Bl…
@m_saj February 2016: Mr & Mrs MP Bob Blackman and Lakshmi Kaul go on a 10-day visit to India: MP Bob Blackman addressed students at University of Jammu.
asian-voice.com/News/UK/Bob-Bl…
@m_saj February 2016: Mr & Mrs MP Bob Blackman and Lakshmi Kaul go on a 10-day visit to India: MP Bob Blackman met former Deputy Chief Minister IOJ&K Nirmal Singh along with former diplomat G. Parthasarthy and Air Vice Marshal Retired Kapil Kak.
asian-voice.com/News/UK/Bob-Bl…
@m_saj February 2016: Mr & Mrs MP Bob Blackman and Lakshmi Kaul go on a 10-day visit to India: MP Bob Blackman met Sikh community members displaced from AJ&K.
asian-voice.com/News/UK/Bob-Bl…
@m_saj NOTEWORTHY --> February 2016: Mr & Mrs MP Bob Blackman and Lakshmi Kaul go on a 10-day visit to India: In New Delhi, MP Bob Blackman met with NSA Ajit Doval, late Sushma Swaraj (MEA), General (Retired) V.K. Singh (MEA), and Piyush Goyal, among others.
asian-voice.com/News/UK/Bob-Bl…
@m_saj June 2016: Lakshmi Kaul and friends meet and discuss Kashmiri Pandits' issues including abolition of Article 370 with visiting guest Moti Kaul, Vice President of BJP Jammu & Kashmir at Brent Indian Association Hall, Wembley. MP Bob Blackman is among those present.
@m_saj October 2016: Lakshmi Kaul organises a massive 'Jammu Kashmir Festival' in London with the support of MP Bob Blackman, then IOJ&K government and Indian Ministry of Tourism & Culture.
asianlite.com/news/uk-news/k…
@m_saj January 2017: Lakshmi's spouse and KPCS co-chair Vinod Tikoo spoke on Article 370 and Indo-Pak economic relations. Video:
video-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t42.1790-2/1…
@m_saj January 2017: At a function in occupied Jammu, Lakshmi is honoured for her community services by Kashmiri Pandit leaders under the supervision of Moti Kaul, BJP Vice President J&K.
dailyexcelsior.com/many-layers-is…
@m_saj October 2017: Lakshmi Kaul and MP Bob Blackman invited Indian Army Major (Retired) Gaurav Arya for a speech at UK Parliament on the 26th (he later also spoke at Oxford University [27th] and King's College London [28th]).
newasianpost.com/maj-arya-atten…
@m_saj Lakhsmi Kaul with late Sushma Swaraj (Indian MEA) and MP Bob Blackman (date unknown).
@m_saj Lakhsmi Kaul and MP Bob Blackman with Dr Karan Singh, son of late Maharaja Hari Singh (date unknown).
@m_saj May 2018: Lakshmi Kaul is appointed new Head/ Representative of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII-UK) based in London.
asian-voice.com/News/UK/Lakshm…
@m_saj August 2019: Lakshmi Kaul/ KPCS pay homage to Modi, Shah and BJP for integration of IOJ&K into India.
@m_saj August 2019: British MP Bob Blackman writes a congratulatory letter to Modi.
@m_saj [End of segment on Lakshmi Kaul; another figure will be highlighted separately within this thread]
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