SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Convention chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq left for New Delhi on Friday to attend an interplay with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.In an announcement issued right here, Mirwaiz mentioned following the invitation of the Iranian ambassador to India, he might be attending an interplay with President Pezeshkian, who’s within the capital to attend the BRICS Summit.“The interplay of spiritual leaders, intellectuals and different dignitaries, is being hosted by Iran’s ambassador to India, Dr Mohammad Fathali, which is scheduled to happen in New Delhi later Friday adopted by a dinner reception,” the assertion mentioned.In March this 12 months, Mirwaiz, Kashmir’s chief cleric, had led a delegation of Kashmiri non secular leaders to satisfy Dr Fathali on the Iranian embassy in New Delhi, the place they expressed condolences over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his members of the family and others and expressed “deep solidarity with the individuals of Iran.Throughout the assembly, Mirwaiz had highlighted the “deep-rooted cultural, historic and spiritual ties between Kashmir and Iran,” stating that Kashmir has lengthy been known as “Iran-e-Sagheer” (little Iran).After the killing of Khamenei, 1000’s of individuals in Kashmir gathered in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk and later in Budgam, with crowds stretching a number of kilometres, to mourn his demise. The Valley additionally witnessed a large-scale donation drive following an enchantment by the Iranian embassy, with individuals contributing money, gold and even home goods, automobiles and livestock.
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Former CM Mehbooba Mufti was the primary political determine from J&Okay to go to the Iranian embassy to precise solidarity.Later, on March 10, NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah visited the embassy and signed the condolence guide on the “martyrdom of Iran’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”