The tragic end of Sunanda Pushkar, who hailed from Sopore,
has elicited anger from several Kashmiris. Netizens in the Valley, cutting
across caste and religion lines, have been airing their disappointment and
grief on social media ever since Sunanda's death on January 17.
Raina's comment has evoked a huge, if mixed, response from Kashmiris across the
world. Soniya Amin, a south Kashmir-based social activist, said: "Ek aur
Kashmiri ki jan hindustan aur Pakistan
ne mil ke li... waiii Khudaya assi kar aazaad yimav nish ( India
and Pakistan
have taken the life of another Kashmiri...O God! Give us freedom from both).
Others have also posted similar views on Facebook, linking Sunanda's death with
the larger Kashmir issue.
Some have even opened a page on Facebook - RIP Sunanda Pushkar Kashmiri - where
people have been posting news and features on Sunanda since her death.
There are many in the Valley, however, who believe that the personal issue of
Tharoors should not be linked with the rivalry between India
and Pakistan
over Kashmir .
"Whatever happened is a tragedy, but why are people making it an
India-Pakistan issue? So far, we really do not know all the facts, we should
not reach our own convenient conclusions," wrote Lalit Magazine in
response to Raina's post.
"What does this have to do with being a Kashmiri? Stop making it a
Hind-Pak-Kashmir issue. This could happen to anyone," posted Sadaf Munshi,
a US- based
Kashmiri academic.
Sunanda was born in Bomai village of Kashmir Srinagar .
Her family migrated to Jammu after
the onset of militancy, leaving behind land, orchards and a house.
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