Mirwaiz Umar Farooq removes 'Hurriyat chairman' designation from X profile

SRINAGAR: (Dec 26) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric and a moderate separatist voice in the Kashmir Valley, has removed his designation as 'Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference' from his verified X profile.

The bio in the Miriwaiz's X handle, edited on Thursday evening, only contains his name and basic location details. He has more than two lakh followers.

The Mirwaiz, whose own organisation Awami Action Committee has been banned by the Centre under the stringent anti-terror law, was not immediately available for comments.