Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 21: Awami Action Committee (AAC) today paid rich tributes to its founder Mirwaiz Moulana Muhammad Farooq on his 32nd martyrdom anniversary.
In a statement issued here, AAC said that the people of J&K will always remember the service and sacrifice rendered by their beloved leader who, it said, was a great believer in unity among people.
“He was a strong advocate of the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir conflict in keeping with the will of its people and the concerns of both India and Pakistan,” AAC said.
In his life, AAC said, Maulana Farooq suffered incarceration, harassment, and finally martyrdom for his conviction and beliefs.
“A true naib of the Prophet he led by example. A born leader firm on conviction yet adaptable, brilliant, charismatic, and warm, he deeply impacted the lives of people he touched, and all those who ever met him could not but be moved by him. To this day he lives in their heart. With each passing day, his absence is felt more and more.”
AAC also paid tributes to Shuhada-e-Hawal and Shaheed-e-Hurriyat Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone on his martyrdom anniversary.
AAC said that the supreme sacrifices rendered by tens of thousands of Marty’s in the last many decades are a painful but constant reminder that the “Kashmir issue has to be resolved and the sentiment honored.”
“No amount of repression or coercion can alter that nor can the imprisonment of leadership, political activists, youth, journalists, media persons, rights activists, and other Kashmiris, including AAC Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq undo it,” AAC said.
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