Yasin Malik claims ex-PM Manmohan Singh thanked him for meeting Hafiz Saeed, sparks fresh controversy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Ongoing ban on JKLF The NIA's charges accused Malik, along with figures such as Hafiz Saeed, Syed Salahuddin, and Shabbir Shah, of conspiring with Pakistan-based terror groups to incite unrest in Kashmir.
57% : Malik alleged that Singh personally thanked him for reaching out to hardline leaders and even described him as the "father of the non-violent movement in Kashmir."
55% : Malik said this showed government sanction for his actions, dismissing charges that he independently sought contact with terrorists.
53% : For victims of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus, Malik remains a central figure of historic betrayal and violence, making his new claims both sensitive and explosive. NIA pushes for death penalty in terror-funding case The affidavit surfaces as the Delhi High Court considers the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) appeal to enhance Yasin Malik's life sentence to a death penalty in the 2017 terror-funding case.

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