For those who spread hate, this should serve as an eye-opener.
Welcome to the troubled South Kashmir, where Kashmiryat (pluralistic culture) was in full bloom on Friday.
A middle-aged Kashmiri pandit couple greeted the procession of Eid Milad-ud-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohommad) by distributing candies to the Muslims as a token of love and affection.
Vimal and Shushma Tickoo surprised the people when they lined up on the route of the Milad procession and showered candies.
Carrying a bag full of candies, the couple was distributed the toffees to pedestrians a mark of respect.
“We are greeting them on the auspicious occasion. We are welcoming them. We do it every year”, said Vimal Tickoo.
Hailing from Mattan area of Anantnag and braving sub-zero temperatures, the couple came out of their home to greet the procession.
“They too join us when we celebrate our festival. We have so much of brotherhood in our area. There has been no problem in Mattan. They are our well wishers”, said Shushma Tickoo.
The gesture of the couple stole the hearts of the local Muslims. Selfies and handshakes followed. A young Muslim man came forward to click selfies with the couple as a gesture of love from the majority community of Kashmir.
The video of the kind gesture by Pandits have gone viral on social networking sites. Director General of Police Dr Shesh Paul Vaid also retweeted the video of Pandit couple distributing candies to the people during Milad procession.
Figures released by Kashmir Pandit Sangrash Simiti (KPSS), an apex body of non migrant pandits, reveal that 677 Kashmiri pandits have been killed by the militants since 1990.
The figures include the mass massacres of Kashmiri pandits at different places at different times. However the state government figures reveal that only 219 Kashmiri pandits were killed in the state since 1989. Official figures reveal that around 41,117 migrant families from Kashmir are registered in Jammu and 21,000 others in Delhi and other states.
Of the total migrant families living in Jammu, 37,128 are Hindus, 2,246 Muslims and 1,758 Sikhs. Thousands of people marched through South Kashmir’s Anantnag to celebrate the birthday of the Last Messenger of Allah.
The south Kashmir district has been the epicenter of last year’s unrest in the Valley.
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