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| Geelani turns cleric at Srinagar seminar | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 19: The Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani delivered a sermon on values, morals and culture while addressing a seminar on importance and relevance of UN resolutions.
The seminar was convened in response to Professor Abdul Ghani Bhat's recent statement that triggered a controversy within the Mirwaiz Hurriyat. While ruling out relevance of the UN resolutions, Bhat had suggested an alliance with pro-Indian parties like National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
One of the speakers said convening a seminar to respond to `nonsense' of a particular person was not wise. "It makes such irrelevant people important", he said.
The audience expected a strong response to Professor Bhat's remarks from Geelani. However, he disappointed them by delivering a sermon on Islam and morals.
"He talked about waywardness, promiscuity and cultural aggression", said a teacher who had travelled from Sopore to hear his `favourite' leader. "Such sermons are delivered every Friday in the Valley mosques. I did not travel 60 kilometers to hear a sermon. I expected him to hit hard at Bhat", he said.
Geelani's `apolitical' speech is being hotly debated by political circles. An admirer believes that Geelani let others do the hard hitting today.
Interestingly Geelani's greatest critic, Hasan Zaingeree lashed out at Professor Bhat , though without naming him, for his act of `sacrilege'.
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