Jammu and Kashmir's separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, 91, died at his residence on Wednesday night.

Geelani was suffering from kidney disease for over two decades. Reports say the Internet was shut by authorities to prevent confusion and rumours surrounding Geelani's death.

Reports claim he was buried in &nbsp;Srinagar’s Hyderpora area on Thursday morning.

Geelani was a three-time MLA from Sopore winning assembly elections in 1972, 1977 and 1987. He was the founder member of the Hurriyat Conference in Jammu and Kashmir and later formed the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat&nbsp;in 2003 as he broke away from Hurriyat.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan expressed condolences over Geelani's death. Sajad Lone, who had once accused Geelani of instigating statements leading to his father Abdul Gani Lone's killing also expressed his condolences.&nbsp;

Geelani was born in 1929 in Bandipora district and completed his education from Oriental College in Lahore. He worked as a teacher for few years before joining Jamaat-e-Islami. Geelani's passport was seized in 1981 and never returned except in 2006 in order to allow him to complete Hajj pilgrimage.

Authorities imposed restrictions as a precautionary measure with heavy security around Geelani's residence. The roads leading up to his residence was sealed.

(With inputs from Agencies) 
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Jammu and Kashmir's separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, 91, died at his residence on Wednesday night. Geelani was suffering from kidney disease for over two decades.

Jammu and Kashmir's separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, 91, died at his residence on Wednesday night. Geelani was suffering from kidney disease for over two decades. Reports say the Internet was shut by authorities to prevent confusion and rumours surrounding Geelani's death. Reports claim he was buried in Srinagar’s Hyderpora area on Thursday morning. Geelani was a three-time MLA from Sopore winning assembly elections in 1972, 1977 and 1987. He was the founder member of the Hurriyat Conference in Jammu and Kashmir and later formed the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat in 2003 as he broke away from Hurriyat. Pakistan PM Imran Khan expressed condolences over Geelani's death. Sajad Lone, who had once accused Geelani of instigating statements leading to his father Abdul Gani Lone's killing also expressed his condolences. Geelani was born in 1929 in Bandipora district and completed his education from Oriental College in Lahore. He worked as a teacher for few years before joining Jamaat-e-Islami. Geelani's passport was seized in 1981 and never returned except in 2006 in order to allow him to complete Hajj pilgrimage. Authorities imposed restrictions as a precautionary measure with heavy security around Geelani's residence. The roads leading up to his residence was sealed. (With inputs from Agencies)

Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani dies; restrictions imposed in Kashmir

In an unusual move, Kashmir&#39;s PDP party -- which rules the state along with the BJP and to which the Kashmir chief minister belongs -- appealed today to the hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to give Jammu and Kashmir&nbsp;chief minister Mehbooba Mufti a chance to address the grievances of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. 
 
In a passionate appeal, the PDP said the separatist leader &quot;must think of Mehbooba as his daughter, who also happens to be the first Kashmiri Muslim woman to lead our state&quot;. 
 
&quot;She is not the conventional politician that we deal with most of the times. In case she does not bring about a change, she will be the first to own up and make way. 
 
&quot;I appeal to Geelani sahab to give her a chance, she understands the pain and pulse of the people as she has risen from the grassroots,&quot; PDP chief spokesman and former Lok Sabha member Mehboob Beg said in a statement here. 
 
He appealed to Geelani, who heads the hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference, to cooperate in this regard and give Mehbooba the opportunity that &quot;she deserves&quot;. 
 
Beg hailed Mehbooba&#39;s statement wherein she appealed to the protesters to give her a chance and said &quot;it is only fair that she is given a chance, it is not that she is asking for the moon. 
 
&quot;We must give her a chance to address our grievances as we have done with leaders in the past. She is merely seeking a chance and an opportunity to perform and address the problems faced by the people, we must give her that chance and then judge her,&quot; the statement said. 
 
(PTI)

'In case she does not bring about a change, she will be the first to own up and make way,' said PDP chief spokesman Mehboob Beg

In an unusual move, Kashmir's PDP party -- which rules the state along with the BJP and to which the Kashmir chief minister belongs -- appealed today to the hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to give Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti a chance to address the grievances of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. In a passionate appeal, the PDP said the separatist leader "must think of Mehbooba as his daughter, who also happens to be the first Kashmiri Muslim woman to lead our state". "She is not the conventional politician that we deal with most of the times. In case she does not bring about a change, she will be the first to own up and make way. "I appeal to Geelani sahab to give her a chance, she understands the pain and pulse of the people as she has risen from the grassroots," PDP chief spokesman and former Lok Sabha member Mehboob Beg said in a statement here. He appealed to Geelani, who heads the hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference, to cooperate in this regard and give Mehbooba the opportunity that "she deserves". Beg hailed Mehbooba's statement wherein she appealed to the protesters to give her a chance and said "it is only fair that she is given a chance, it is not that she is asking for the moon. "We must give her a chance to address our grievances as we have done with leaders in the past. She is merely seeking a chance and an opportunity to perform and address the problems faced by the people, we must give her that chance and then judge her," the statement said. (PTI)

Ruling party PDP asks separatist Geelani to give chief minister 'a chance'

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Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani dies; restrictions imposed in Kashmir

Ruling party PDP asks separatist Geelani to give chief minister 'a chance'