[Reader-list] Communal 'Greater Kashmir' newspaper EXPOSED

[Aditya Raj Kaul]

*KASHMIRI PANDITS ARE NOT KASHMIRIS?*

*THE LETTER TO EDITOR by Ravinder Kaul THAT 'GREATER KASHMIR' DID NOT
PUBLISH*

Dear Sir,

It is a matter of great pride for all the residents of J&K State in general
and all Kashmiris in particular that a son of the soil has topped the IAS
examination. It is an unprecedented feat and keeping in view the
circumstances in which Dr. Faesal has realised this dream, one is filled
with a feeling of great admiration for the young doctor.

Your news report highlighting this achievement (May 7, 2010) adds:

"Pertinently, the Kashmiri IAS/IPS officers include Muhammad Shafi Pandith
(1968), former chairman PSC; Iqbal Khanday (1978), principal secretary APD;
Khursheed Ahmad Ganai (1982), principal secretary to Chief Minister; Asgar
Samoon (1993), secretary CAPD; Javed Geelani (1994), on deputation to CBI;
Abdul Gani Mir (1994), DIG, CID, Kashmir; Imtiyaz Parray (2008), presently
undergoing training at National Police Academy, Hyderabad."

This should have actually read "Pertinently, the Kashmiri Muslim IAS/IPS
officers.....". I am sure you are aware of some Kashmiri Pandit IAS/IPS
officers too, whose names could have been included in the list. Or if you do
not consider them as Kashmiris then one can have no grievance at all.

Will you please publish this letter in your 'Letters to Editor' column so as
put the record straight.

Yours Sincerely,
Ravinder Kaul