SRINAGAR: Syed Ali Geelani is no more. He has passed away later this evening, a family source said. He was 92.
Geelani, who founded Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, was unwell for a long time. However, for the last more than a year, he was suffering from dementia and had grown hugely fragile and weak.
Geelani was born on September 29, 1929. He was going to be 92 later this month.
The family has got into instant mourning. No details were immediately known about the funeral. Earlier, the family had said he will be laid to rest in Hyderpora, not far away from his residence.
