And so he wants the ban on his jihad terror organization lifted.
According to a hadith, Muhammad said, “War is deceit.” (Bukhari 4.52.268).
“Yasin Malik, who pled guilty to terror funding and convicted of waging war against India, says in court he chose ‘Gandhian way,’” OpIndia, October 5, 2024:
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) terrorist Yasin Malik, who was convicted of criminal conspiracy and waging war against India, has claimed that he adopted a ‘Gandhian way of resistance’ since 1994.
In a recently filed affidavit before the UAPA tribunal, he sought a review of the ban on his terror organisation. Malik claimed that he left ‘armed struggle’ (read terrorism) 30 years ago to establish a ‘United Independent Kashmir’ through Gandhian ways.
The UAPA tribunal had upheld the ban of JKLF-Yasin under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for an additional 5 years. In his affidavit, Malik alleged that top Union government officials and politicians have engaged with him to seek a ‘peaceful resolution’ in Kashmir.
The Modi government was quick to point out his role in terror financing and creating unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly between 2008 and 2016.
“He used his new facade to become one of the most important channels of financial resources for the violent campaign. JKLF-Y continued its anti-national activities and…played a vital role in the riots which broke out during the years 2008, 2010 and 2016,” the Centre told the UAPA tribunal.
In May 2022, Yasin Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Special NIA court for terror funding activities in Jammu and Kashmir….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
It’s not a contradiction at all. Mohandas Gandhi advocated that Hindus cheerfully embrace death if muslims turn up to kill them. Something similar to the suggestion that he gave Jews for confronting Hitler
Given that backdrop, it’s not remotely surprising that Yassin Malik embraced Gandhianism. In fact, I’d argue that he was a Gandhian even when he was active in the JKLF