Politics
October 02, 2024
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Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami, Kashmir’s Communist stalwart, faces toughest test yet

Early one morning, a group of workers in Mirhama village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, wearing white skullcaps gathered outside the polling station to monitor the election process. The workers belonged to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), a socio-religious organisation, and had arrived to ensure that the voter base of Jamaat-backed candidate remained intact.  Just a few […]