By Faheen on 20/02/2016 @ 3:27 PM
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It is never easy to write about a person who is no more. It was never easy to write about Mufti Mohammad Sayeed even when he was living. The man had a method to his brand of politics–leave a wide enough room for ambiguity; never give out your mind on critical issues; keep the folks […]
By Narrator on 20/02/2016 @ 3:22 PM
Cashmere, Kashmir, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Omar Abdullah, PDP
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Acting snobbish after having watched a lot of western art movies, I once superciliously dismissed Bollywood as trash. A very wise friend, a maven of many disciplines, cinema among them, corrected me saying that Bollywood movies were an altogether different genre that should not be judged by the analyses one would apply while appreciating the […]
By Aasif Sultan on 20/02/2016 @ 3:19 PM
BJP, Cashmere, Hindutva, Kashmir, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, PDP, Shakeel Qalandar, Srinagar, Zareef Ahmad Zareef
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Nasir Mirza Journalism teacher There are many grey shades in this respect. Mufti’s image was severely dented when he joined hands with BJP. It was like the North Pole joining the South Pole. Power is not the final objective of great leaders. His long cherished dream to be the Chief Minister was not only short […]
By Narrator on 20/02/2016 @ 3:12 PM
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
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Journalist Somebody said this about the Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat: He is an enigma, inside a riddle, wrapped in a puzzle. This description exactly befits Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. We could never understand what actually was on his mind when he would speak on a particular issue. He would speak in half sentences. For example, he […]
By Abir Bazaz on 20/02/2016 @ 3:09 PM
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
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There has been much debate in the Kashmiri and Indian media about the political legacy of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (1936-2016). Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was never a popular leader in Kashmir except in small pockets which supported the Congress. It is quite likely that Mufti will go down in history as a pro-India Kashmiri politician who […]
By Narrator on 20/02/2016 @ 3:08 PM
BJP, Cashmere, Congress, democracy, Hindutva, Kashmir, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, PDP, Srinagar
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I see Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as a very mature and seasoned politician. He conducted politics with ethics and on his own terms. He belonged to that class of politicians for whom politics was a passion rather than a profession. In his individual life as well as political life, honesty was the buzzword. Even after being […]