The kin of two separatist leaders have publicly swore their allegiance to the sovereignty of the Union of India.
In a public notice, Ruwa Altaf Shah, the granddaughter of Syed Ali Shah Geelani has said that she has nothing to do with the ideology of her grandfather.
“I do not have any ideological affiliation with Hurriyat run by my grandfather. I do not have any inclination or sympathy towards the ideology of the organization,” Shah said in a public notice.
Ruwa’s father Mohammed Altaf Shah (Fantoosh) passed away last year while he was detained at the Tihar Jail of Delhi after being arrested in 2017 in a militancy funding case.
Meanwhile, the 23-year-old daughter of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah, emphasised her status as a loyal Indian citizen and unequivocally distanced herself from the banned separatist organisation founded by her father, who is currently in Tihar Jail on money laundering and terror funding charges.
“I am a loyal citizen of India and I am not affiliated with any person or organisation which is against the sovereignty of the Union of India,” Sama Shabir, the elder daughter of Shah, a former CBSE topper in Kashmir, said in the notice.
“I am not associated with the DFP or its ideology in any way,” Sama Shabir stated, cautioning that legal action would be pursued against anyone linking her to the separatist group without authorisation.
Shabir Ahmad Shah (70) was arrested in 2017 by the Enforcement Directorate over alleged money laundering activities linked to terror financing. He was later chargesheeted by the National Investigation Agency also for alleged terror financing.
Sama was summoned by the ED in 2019 in connection with the case, but she did not appear at that time as she was in the United Kingdom studying law.