Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the incarcerated chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yasin Malik have paid rich tributes to Khawaja Sanaullah Ullah Bhat and Sofi Ghulam Muhammad on their death anniversaries.
In a statement here Geelani said, “They were legends of not only the field of journalism, but were equally active and inspirational on social and political spectrum.”
Recalling Khawja Sanaullah’s journalistic services, Geelani said, “He (Khawja) was the founder of this profession and was respected and honoured as the legend par excellence.”
Haling services rendered by late Sufi Ghulam Muhammad, Geelani said, “He was very affectionate and a visionary personality and will be remembered for pleading and highlighting the case of suppressed nation. He played an impressive role in conveying the pain and agony of the sufferings of oppressed people of the state.”
YASIN MALIK
Incarcerated chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik in his message from jail said, “Father of honest journalism in Kashmir Khawaja Sanaullah Bhat Aftab and legendry Sofi Ghulam Muhammad of Srinagar times were unblemished luminaries of our journalistic history. They were personalities whose social and literary works will always be written in golden words.”
Recalling the persona of Khawaja Sahib and Sofi sahib on their death anniversaries, Yasin Malik said, “These two greats from our journalist fraternity represent a glorious page of our history and their truthfulness, fearless journalism and social works should always be remembered and cherished by the people of Jammu Kashmir.”