The curious case of Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh and his Pakistani ‘friend’ Aroosa Alam

It is, maybe, a little-known undeniable fact that Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh shares an in depth relationship with the previous Pakistani defence journalist Aroosa Alam. The duo has manifestly been low-key about their lesser-known ‘affair’ and has usually shied away from speaking about it in public.
Senior journalist Seema Mustafa had known as Alam ‘The First Lady of Punjab’. AAP chief Sukhpal Khaira had used crucial epithets to explain her due to her nationality and the truth that she had stayed contained in the Punjab Chief Minister’s Official Residence. Author Shobhaa De had characterised her as Amarinder Singh’s live-in accomplice.
However, the mystique surrounding the connection between Singh and Alam has solely grown since then.
Who is Aroosa Alam?
Aroosa Alam is a former Pakistani defence journalist and was identified in Pakistani circles for having shut ties with the army institution. Alam is the daughter of Akleen Akhtar, often known as the well-known General Rani, a socialite who was described by the Pakistani media because the “muse and mistress” of Pakistani chief Yahya Khan.
General Rani was additionally thought of because the brains behind Khan and sure entry to him. Consequently, she grew to become the gateway to the General, and her significance in army institution scaled new heights. Alam inherited her mom’s army community.
Alam was broadly credited for her investigative studies on the Agosta-90B submarine offers that reportedly led to the arrest of then Pakistan naval chief Mansurul Haq in 1997.
However, she quickly rose into prominence after becoming a member of the South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) that was concerned in selling peace and friendship between the Indian and Pakistani journalists.
Just like Capt Amarinder Singh, Aroosa was additionally married. She had two youngsters and her husband had an obscure character that nobody actually remembered. Aroosa had a particular fascination for India and was eager on travelling to India and assembly Indians.
Aroosa Alam—a muse and a girl pal of Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh
Aroosa met Captain Amarinder Singh for the primary time throughout certainly one of his visits to Pakistan. Both have been linked for the primary time in 2007 after they have been seen collectively various instances. But, Aroosa had immediately clarified then that they have been ‘just friends’. However, she subsequently shed her preliminary awkwardness and since then has been fairly forthright about her relationship standing with Captain Amarinder Singh.
In Punjab, Aroosa is thought to be a muse—a particular, shut, girl pal of the previous Maharaja of Patiala and present chief minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh. She is a well-accepted hostess in Chandigarh, spending a substantial quantity of her time among the many elites of the town, regaling them along with her love for yoga, and naturally, Punjab chief minister. It looks as if Aroosa has inherited extra from her mom than simply her army connections.
However, on the anticipated traces, the duo’s relationship was unacceptable to Captain Amarinder Singh’s spouse, Preneet Kaur. She was profoundly upset over the alleged affair of her husband with Alam however finally got here to phrases with it. The relationship, nonetheless, continues to be a delicate concern for Kaur. She has by no means gone public about it. Alam, on her half, by no means visits Patiala the place Singh’s spouse Kaur resides. She nearly lives in Chandigarh and visits India by way of roads.
Proud of the gorgeous and eternal friendship with Maharaj Sahab: Aroosa Alam
Alam was a outstanding face on the hustings for the Punjab meeting elections in 2017 the place she was seen campaigning for Captain Amarinder Singh. Aroosa was amongst the distinguished company who occupied the VVIP seats on the swearing-in ceremony of Capt. Amarinder Singh. While the Punjab chief minister has nonetheless been tight-lipped about his relationship with Alam, the latter has shunned all inhibitions to speak about her bond with Maharaj Saahab, as she addresses Capt. Amarinder Singh
Alam was additionally current on the launch of Captain Amarinder Singh’s biography ‘The People’s Maharaja’ in February 2020. It is pertinent to notice that the ebook has a devoted chapter on Singh’s relationship with Aroosa, who had overtly described that her friendship with Singh was lovely, will final lengthy and was one thing that she was very pleased with.
Aroosa can also be conscious about the eyebrows which are raised due to affiliation with Punjab chief minister. “My relationship is a sensitive issue even back home, I am a Muslim woman and you know how people back home think,” mentioned Aroosa in February 2018 when she was in Chandigarh.