No, Mehbooba Mufti, Islam does not mean terrorism

June 28, 2016 13:28

"I don't grudge Mehbooba her newfound liberalism and ultra-nationalism. Also, I understand that her compulsion as an ally of the BJP to equate Islam with terror. Plus, personally for her, there is a lot of erasing, proving and un-proving to do. The old Mehbooba's image of a raucous, untamable and rebellious opposition leader who thrived on emotionalism will take a lot of undoing and re-branding. All those "Revoke AFSPA" placards, green handkerchiefs and "dual currency" slogans are still cached in the deep, dark vault of New Delhi's inherent distrust of Kashmiri leaders."

Read former J-K CM Omar Abdullah's column here.

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