Baltej Pannu is a famous Indian journalist, social activist, and political satirist. He returned from Canada in 2011 after working there for 25 years.
Baltej Pannu was born on Friday, 5 April 1968 (age 53 years; as of 2021) in Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab. He did his schooling from a Govt. High School in Sultanpur Lodhi, and at the age of 18, shifted to Canada along with his father.
Hair Colour: Bald
Eye Colour: Black
Baltej’s mother died of cancer when he was very young. Not much information is available about his parents and siblings.
His wife’s name is Ranjita Kaur, and he has one son, Jasdeep Pannu.
Mr. Pannu is a resident of Green Field Enclave, Officers Colony in Patiala, Punjab.
Baltej Pannu started working as a radio journalist in 1990 in Brampton, Canada. He gained popularity after working for world-famous radio news stations, like Punjabi Radio USA, Connect Radio B.C. Canada, and South Asian Radio Edmonton. Mr. Pannu returned to India in 2011, and he started working as an editor for a website www.aajnama.com in 2013. Due to his social and political activism, Baltej started appearing six days a week on many radio and television programs on 5AAB TV, a Mississauga-based Punjabi-language channel; Mississauga is a city in Canada. He has a news show on YouTube titled “Khabar Te Nazar.”
Baltej Pannu has openly criticised the Punjab state government, run by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, for failing to control the corruption and increasing illegal drug trade. Baltej, on his shows Punjabi Radio USA and Connect Radio B.C. Canada, has claimed that since Parkash Singh Badal, his son, and two brothers-in-law hold key political positions in Punjab Government, they must have close links to drug traffickers and organized crime. Mr. Pannu is also very vocal of his views against the CAA and NRC introduced by the BJP government. He has also protested against the Indian agriculture acts of 2020.
2001 (Winner): Best Ethnic Editor 2001
When I insisted he marry me, he started threatening me by saying that he would upload footage to defame me. It was then that I decided to get him booked in a rape case.”
Following her complaint, Baltej was kept in judicial custody for 72 days on account of his Canadian citizenship. Later, the journalist was exonerated of all the charges by the court. In the interviews, following his release, Baltej conceded that he was a victim of political vendetta for his vocal criticism of the Akali-BJP government. Reportedly, he even received deaths by an Akali minister’s gunman for his anti-government comments.
I am actively supporting farmers agitation on social media but I have been speaking against Khalistan and Pannu [Gurpatwant Singh Pannu] openly in my radio talks and TV shows. There is no question of collecting any funds for them. Maybe I have been served notice because my surname is also Pannu.”
Baltej owns a Mahindra Scorpio.
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