He was 32 then, and as chairman of the Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front, the most prominent face of Kashmiri separatism. “They never did this to him,” he added, pointing to his face, its youthful features frozen in an agonized rictus. It was one thing for the militants to attack Indian security forces, but to kill civilians was another thing altogether. Condemnation of these killings would not have weakened the Hurriyat; indeed, it might have given more credibility to its claim to represent all Kashmiris. The Hurriyat leadership often compares the condition of Kashmir to that of Palestine.

Source: Hindustan Times May 16, 2017 08:03 UTC