SRINAGAR: In an unexpected but important development, the Jamaat-e-Islami has removed its senior leader Syed Ali Shah Gilani from the central executive council of the Hurriyat Conference and appointed a moderate, Sheikh Ali Muhammad, as the party’s permanent representative in the 7-member council. Sources said [Kashmir] JI chief Ghulam Muhammad Bhat, in a letter to Hurriyat Chairman Professor Abdul Ghani Bhat, informed that Mr Gilani would not be able to attend the meetings of the central executive council due to health concerns.
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