There was no twitter in 1990. The Kashmiri Hindu exodus went unheard, unseen. Today my heart breaks as I hear about the fresh exodus in 2021. Several Hindu families have left Srinagar and Anantnag in fear after recent brutal killings. Some packing their bags in tears. I am numb.
A young J&K Police man from Kashmiri Pandit community deployed in Jammu right now tells me that his family members who stay in their ancestral home in Baramulla of North Kashmir are leaving tomorrow morning for Jammu. This boy wanted to be a singer, difficult life made him a cop.
A well-known Kashmiri Pandit business family has left Srinagar today. They didn’t leave in last 32 years. Their grandson called me from abroad requesting if I speak to his grandfather who was the only one unwilling to leave even now. Tomorrow he might leave as well. Imagine.
In a two minute audio I received from Sheikhpura, Budgam, Kashmir, an elderly lady says she has packed her bags to leave before dawn tomorrow. Says 15 families have left already. Many from Vessu/Ganderbal leaving. She says her daughter in law got Govt job,so she stayed in valley.
The Kashmiri Hindu friend I wrote about two days ago reached Kashmir with her toddler today. She has been in tears, inconsolable. After meeting grandparents in Pulwama, she will leave Kashmir tomorrow morning. Her dream was to visit TumMul Kheerbhawani Temple. Now endless wait.
https://twitter.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/1445438241474105344
Govt notices that I have accessed from Kashmir indicate that many Kashmiri Pandit Govt employees in Central & South Kashmir have sought immediate police protection. I am told the govt is providing security but they remain soft targets. Not sharing notices for security reasons.
I hope PM @narendramodi & HM @AmitShah take steps to stop another exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. Ensure security for minority Hindus and Sikhs in Kashmir. Go all out against Islamist terrorists funded by Pakistan and their overground network. Act against the ecosystem. Now or never.
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