‘Pressured’ Mirwaiz’s X culling: J&K cleric drops Hurriyat tag on social media

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said he was pressured by the authorities to remove his designation as the chairman of the separatist conglomerate from his X profile or risk losing his social media handle.

The head Muslim cleric of Kashmir said he chose to delete “chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference” from his X bio, describing his decision as a “Hobson’s choice”.