SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz Kashmir, Muhammad Umar Farooq, on Wednesday paid tribute to his father Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Farooq on his 35th death anniversary. He also remembered Abdul Ghani Lone and civilians killed in the Hawal in Srinagar on the same day.
21st May is upon us and painful memories are revived. Quaid-e-Kashmir for his people, Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Farooq was on this day taken away from them by gunmen, his distraught mourners sprayed with bullets leaving seventy dead. Even after 35 years the vacuum his death created… pic.twitter.com/6CJGcBLJxx
— Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (@MirwaizKashmir) May 21, 2025
In a message posted on social media platform X, Mirwaiz said May 21 revives painful memories, recalling the killing of his father.
“21st May is upon us and painful memories are revived. Quaid-e-Kashmir for his people, Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Farooq was on this day taken away from them by gunmen, his distraught mourners sprayed with bullets leaving seventy dead. Even after 35 years the vacuum his death created is present, more keenly felt with each passing year. His guidance deeply missed. The great legacy of selfless service to people that he left behind, has been both the driving force and the principle that carries us forward, despite facing the storm each day,” he wrote on X.
Mirwaiz expressed disappointment at being placed under house arrest and prevented from visiting the Martyrs’ Graveyard at Eidgah to offer prayers.
“As expected, authorities again barred us from visiting Eidgah to offer Fatiha and pay homage to Shaheed-i-Millat and our beloved Shaheed-i-Hurriyat Khawaja Abdul Ghani lone sahab-another great loss that we suffered on this day 23 years ago, and to the innocent Shuhada-e -Hawal. The political foresightedness that both these leaders exhibited , their faith in resolution of the Kashmir conflict through dialogue, which they saw as the best means to end lingering uncertainty for the people of J&K and as the catalyst for ensuring peace and stability in the region is once again acknowledged by the world as the way forward. Hope India and Pakistan pay heed to it,” he said.
