Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani died in his home in Srinagar on Wednesday night. He was 92. The funeral took pl...
Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani died in his home in Srinagar on Wednesday night. He was 92.
The funeral took place on Thursday, The Caravan reported. Under house arrest since 2008, the politician had been unwell for several months.
Since the early 1960s, Geelani started campaigning for the merger of Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan. He was opposed to talks with the Indian government for years.
He had also been a part of the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference since the 1990s. He broke away to form his own faction, the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, in 2003. He quit as chairperson of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat in 2020.
A three-time MLA from Sopore, he had fought the Assembly elections in the erstwhile state on a Jamaat-e-Islami ticket.
A police officer told Scroll.in on Wednesday night that the authorities might reimpose restrictions on movement of public after Geelani’s death. “As a preventive measure, internet may be snapped too for sometime,” the officer said.
Saddened by the news of Geelani sahab’s passing away. We may not have agreed on most things but I respect him for his steadfastness & standing by his beliefs. May Allah Ta’aala grant him jannat & condolences to his family & well wishers.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) September 1, 2021
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