1 4 Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslims hold pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei inside a mosque during a religious gathering on the death anniversary of the seventh Shia Twelver Imam, Imam Musa al-Kazim, in Budgam district, central Kashmir, Indian Kashmir, January 15, 2026. Several Shia-dominated areas in Srinagar, Pulwama and Budgam witnessed the demonstrations as the agitators raised slogans in favour of Iran and against the US and Israel, they said. In Srinagar, rallies were taken out near the Nehru Park in Hassanabad and the Gund Hassi Bhat localities of the city to express solidarity with Iran and its Supreme Leader, Syed Ali Khamenei. Carrying placards and banners, the agitators raised slogans in favour of Iran and its leadership, and against the US and Israel. Similar protests were witnessed at the Main Chowk in Budgam in central Kashmir and the Gangoo area in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Source: The Telegraph January 16, 2026 11:00 UTC