Sikh Brother, Muslim Sister: Siblings Separated In 1947 Meet Each Other At Kartarpur Gurdwara

Ever since Kartarpur corridor opened up, it has united several families which got separated during partition between India and Pakistan in 1947. A similar heartwarming story has again come to light on social media.

Siblings meet after 75 years

Man Aman Singh Chhina, a journalist based out of Chandigarh tweeted about siblings who got separated during partition. The brother is now a Sikh living in India and the sister is a Muslim from Pakistan. He said that the long separated siblings have finally united through Kartarpur corridor.??

"One of the biggest advantages of Kartarpur Corridor has been that long separated siblings from 1947 have been able to meet each other.Just watched a video of a Indian brother and his Pakistani sister meeting in Kartarpur. Makes the eyes well up," he tweeted.?

Netizens react

While some users got emotional, some called partition the "biggest blunder" of the 19th century. Take a look at some of the reactions.?

Similar reunion in Jan 2022

Earlier in Jan 2022, a video of the tearful reunion, showing the elderly brothers, one from India and another from Pakistan, hugging each other at the visa-free Kartarpur Corridor, went viral.

Punjabi Lehr, the Pakistan-based YouTube channel that brought together two brothers separated by Partition after 74 years and got many a little teary-eyed, has reunited over 200 friends and families across the border.

The emotional meeting of 84-year-old Saddique Khan from Pakistan's Punjab and his brother from Indian Punjab, Habib alias Sikka Khan, lasted more than an hour before the brothers returned to their respective homes.

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