As the country is celebrating 75 years of freedom, exposing the true face of leftists, former minister and Kerala MLA KT Jaleel sparked a controversy by saying ‘part of Kashmir annexed to Pakistan was known as Azad Kashmir.’ He expressed his opinion through his Facebook post.
The MLA who had to step down due to the Lokayukta verdict criticised the abrogation of article 370 while praising the Occupied Territories of Kashmir as truly being free.
“Kashmir has lost its charm. Wherever you look, you only see the army. Kashmir has forgotten to smile. All politicians are under house arrest. The second Modi government has divided Kashmir into three parts,” his Facebook post read. The CPI(M) leader further questioned if the abrogation of Article 370 served its purpose.
“The part of Kashmir annexed to Pakistan was known as “Azad Kashmir”. This area was not directly influenced by the Pakistani government. Pakistan only controlled currency and military aid. Azad Kashmir had its own army. The unified army became the general army of Azad Kashmir during Ziaul Haq’s presidency. In short, there are no powers to speak of.” KT Jaleel wrote.
Jaleel’s Facebook has evoked massive responses from nationalists. BJP spokesperson Sandeep Warrier reacted to his post saying ‘Jalil is whitewashing Pakistan.’ Notably, KT Jaleel is a close associate and aid of CM Pinarayi Vijayan. He was also questioned by ED and other agencies.
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