In last 30 years, there hasn’t been a day when I didn’t think of lost home, childhood, family & our way of life in Kashmir. One chief minister & one media owner in Kashmir attempted to bribe me in exchange of shutting my mouth & not speaking the truth. I declined outright. 1/n
No hesitation today as well. @VVCFilms please do not trivialize ethno-religious cleansing of Pandits in Kashmir by calling it a “little fallout” between Hindus & Muslims. 1990 was the 7th exodus of Pandits from Kashmir because of their historical religious persecution. 2/n
Return of Pandits to Kashmir is not an option until clear laws are put in place to ensure that ethno-religious cleansing of Pandits in Kashmir is not repeated. Also, the government must present a return & rehabilitation plan to the community before a call is taken on it. 3/n
Above all, both Hindus and Muslims in India must work towards first saving & protecting Kashmiri Muslims from Islamists before we talk about return & rehabilitation of Pandits in Kashmir. N/n
