ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 (APP): Rich tributes were paid to iconic freedom leader, Syed Ali Gilani on his first martyrdom anniversary on Thursday across the Line of Control (LoC) and world over.
However, in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), strict restrictions were imposed, particularly at the grave of the deceased leader to stop people from visiting the place and offering Fateha.
The veteran leader had breathed his last at 10:30 p.m. on September 1 last year (2021). His body was forcibly taken away by the occupation forces and buried at 4:30 a.m. on September 2, even before the relatives living outside Srinagar could have arrived. Only close relatives and neighbors were allowed to participate in the funeral at a local graveyard in Hyderpora area that was completely sealed. The family was denied to bury him at the Martyrs’ Graveyard in accordance with his will.
Even after the passage of one year, Kashmiris were not allowed to visit his grave on his martyrdom anniversary, clearly indicating the fear India has been experiencing that if it allowed Kashmiris to go on grave, it would be beginning of another uprising.
Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik’s wife Mushaal Hussein Mullick said in her twitter message that the grave of the martyred leader was made sub-jail. “India is trembling, India is weakened. History will witness the sacrifices that Syed Ali Gilani gave for nation, for Islam and for humanity,” she said while saluting the martyr.
My message in English on the 1st Martydom Anniversary of Shaheed Syed Ali Shah Gilani Sahab Baba e Hurriyat.#SoulOfBullehShah #Gilani_Man_Of_Undefeatable_Resolve #SyedAliGillani #KashmiriLivesMatter #FreedomIsInevitable #SaluteYourResolveGilani pic.twitter.com/Aldlt7r3nE
— Mushaal Hussein Mullick (@MushaalMullick) August 31, 2022
Meanwhile, Senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference Leader, Shamim Shawl while paying rich tributes to SA Gilani tweeted that the late leader was kept under continued house arrest for over a decade by Indian forces but they failed to snatch the thought of freedom and resistance from him.
The Pakistan Strategic Forum in its message on the martyrdom anniversary paid rich tributes to Gilani for his epic struggle and resistance against the illegal Indian occupation.
In a tweet, the forum said Gilani throughout his life championed the right to self-determination of Kashmiris and advocated the settlement of the Kashmir dispute in line with the United Nations resolutions and the Kashmiris’ aspirations.
Senior Kashmiri leader Muhammad Farooq Rehmani tweeted that Syed Ali Gilani was an empodiment of freedom struggle.
Meanwhile, APHC leader, Imtiaz Wani in his twitter message said that late Gilani
had correctly predicted about Indian plans to settle non-locals from mainland India in IIOJK. “Syed Ali Gilani had foretold that Hindus would never accept Muslims as an entity in India & a majority in IIOJK.,” he tweeted while paying tributes to the great leader.
In Islamabad, the APHC Azad Jammu and Kashmir chapter took out a rally from National Press Club to Blue Area to pay homage to the iconic freedom leader. It was participated by political, religious and social figures. The participants carried banners with pictures of their beloved martyred leader and raised slogans in favor of Kashmiri martyrs and against illegal Indian occupation.
It is pertinent to mention here that the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) had given a call for a complete shutdown across the occupied region and had asked people to march towards grave of SA Gilani in Hyderpora, Srinagar to pay tribute to the iconic leader.
