Srinagar, July 10: While paying rich tributes to his mother Gauri Kaul who recently passed away, renowned cardiologist Dr U Kaul Sunday said Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims should forge unity and “forget migration episode of ‘90s.”
 “Pandits have to forget 1990. If they will think about it, then they can’t move forward. Similarly Muslims have to forget the situation prior to 1935 because we are one and have common blood,” he said while addressing the condolence gathering in Wazir Bagh locality.
 Lauding his mother, Dr Kaul described her as “central pillar of his entire clan” adding that she was more popular than him in the Valley.
 The Padmashree recepient Dr U Kaul said that whenever patients from the Valley used to call him for appointments, his mother would interact with them on phone and inquire about Kashmir.
 Thanking Muslims for their participation, he said that his mother was against any kind of extremism.
 “My mother was against extremist views whether it was Panun Kashmir or any other extremist group. Her ideals were completely different from others. Despite having received no formal education, she was a social worker and would aware people about family planning and importance of education,” he said.
 Dr U Kaul said his mother had a regret of not receiving formal education even though her father was a well known headmaster those days.
 In his speech, Educationist Dr Agha Ashraf Ali termed late Gauri Kaul as pious lady who “never discriminated between Muslims and Pandits.”
 “She used to receive Muslims with warmth at her house in Delhi and used to discuss the situation of her motherland,” he said.  
 Prominent among those present on the occasion include Director General Police Kuldeep Khoda, Minister for Forests and Environment Mian Altaf, socialite Vijay Dhar, former GMC principal Dr Girja Dhar, Dr G Q Allaqaband, noted Laparoscopic surgeon Dr Faiz Fazilli, Dr Rafiq Masoodi, noted Cardiologst Dr Khursheed Iqbal, businessman Mushtaq Chaya, ophthalmologist Dr Bashir Ahmed and CAPD official Haji Nasir Ahmed.

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