US EditionMirwaiz Umar Farooq Drops ‘Hurriyat Chairman’ Title From X Profile
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq removed his APHC chairman title amid a crackdown on separatist groups and declining influence of the organisation, retaining only his name and location on X.
- On Dec 25, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq removed 'Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference' from his verified X profile, now listing only his name and location.
- The All Party Hurriyat Conference formed in 1993 as a conglomerate of separatist groups that coordinated mass shutdowns, but its dominance eroded amid infighting and a Centre-led crackdown after Article 370's abrogation.
- Mirwaiz has in recent years maintained a limited public presence, focusing on religious sermons and civil liberties while under house arrest for six years, yet he retains more than two lakh followers online.
- The Mirwaiz was not immediately available for comments, and his Awami Action Committee is banned by the Centre under a stringent anti-terror law amid limited space for mainstream political actors.
- Mirwaiz took over as Hurriyat chairman in 1993 at age 20, only a little over three years after his father, Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq, was assassinated.
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Mirwaiz Drops Title of Hurriyat Conference Chairman From X Handle, Cites Verbal Directive From J&K Admin
The APHC was widely seen as a vehicle of dialogue for Kashmiri militants with the government of India in the backdrop of the eruption of armed insurgency in the early 1990s.
Mirwaiz Farooq Removes 'Hurriyat Chairman' Designation From Social Media
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric and a moderate separatist voice in the Kashmir Valley, on Thursday evening removed his designation as 'Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference' from his verified X profile.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Drops Hurriyat Title From X Bio, Alleges Coercion by Authorities
SRINAGAR — Senior religious leader and chief priest of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday said that he was pressured by authorities to drop the title of ‘Hurriyat Chairman’ from his profile on X and the “circumstances gave him a Hobson’s choice”. Mirwaiz Umar said on X, “For some time now, I was being pressed by the authorities to make changes to my X (formerly Twitter) handle as Hurriyat chairman, as all constituents of Hurriyat Conferenc…
‘Pressed by authorities to make changes to my X handle’: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on removing Hurriyat title
Srinagar, Dec 26 (IANS) Senior religious leader and chief priest of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said on Friday that he was pressured by authorities to drop the title of ‘Hurriyat… Continue reading ‘Pressed by authorities to make changes to my X handle’: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on removing Hurriyat title The post ‘Pressed by authorities to make changes to my X handle’: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on removing Hurriyat title first appeared on Australia India…
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