Budgam shuts to mourn death of Kashmiris’ sympathiser Ebrahim Raisi
Srinagar: People in Magam area of Budgam district in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir observed a shutdown to mourn the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
According to Kasmir Media Service, President Ebrahim Raisi was seen as a support of Kashmiris’ right to self-determination. Shops in the town were closed and traffic was sparse as a sign of solidarity with the people of Iran, who are observing five days of mourning for President Raisi.
A massive solidarity rally, organized by the youth of Magam, was underway when this report was filed.
Earlier on Monday, as news of Raisi’s death spread, Kashmiri Muslims gathered at the historic Ghanta Ghar in Srinagar and several other locations including Alamgiri Bazar and Magam in Budgam, holding candles and placards to express their condolences.
The tragic incident occurred on the border with Azerbaijan when the helicopter carrying President Raisi crashed.
It is worth mentioning here that renowned Pakistan scholar and politician Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed while expressing shock over the death of Iranian president has called him a ‘Vibrant Voice for Kashmir and Palestine’.
