Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Face Of Kashmiri Separatist Politics, Dies At 92
Pro-Pakistan Kashmiri separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani died at the age of 92 at his home in Srinagar late on Wednesday evening. The hardliner Islamist leader -- who has been the face of the separatist politics in Jammu and Kashmir -- had been ailing for long and had resigned from politics and Hurriyat last year. The funeral took place this morning. In March 2018, he suffered a minor heart attack and was hospitalised.
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