Yasin Malik Alleges Secret Meetings With RSS, Shankaracharyas, and Former PMs

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief and convicted terrorist Yasin Malik has submitted an affidavit to the Delhi High Court detailing alleged past interactions with political leaders, religious figures, and senior security officials.

The affidavit, filed on August 25 and cited by media outlets including Hindustan Times and NDTV, claims Malik, serving a life sentence since 2022 in Tihar Jail, met former Prime Ministers, Union ministers, foreign diplomats, and senior Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials during peace efforts in Jammu and Kashmir.

Malik asserted that two Shankaracharyas from different maths visited his Srinagar residence multiple times and even appeared with him at a press conference. He also claimed to have held a five-hour meeting with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders in 2011 at the India International Centre in Delhi, facilitated by the Delhi-based Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation.

“Instead of keeping someone like me at bay, such representatives of the majority community decided to associate their good name with someone facing grave allegations,” Malik wrote in the affidavit, according to NDTV. He did not identify the religious leaders or provide specific dates.

Role in Vajpayee’s Ramzan Ceasefire
Malik further claimed involvement during former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s unilateral Ramzan ceasefire in 2000-01. He said he met Ajit Doval, then-IB Director Shyamal Dutta, National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra, and RK Mishra, a close Vajpayee aide, to facilitate dialogue with JKLF and United Jihad Council (UJC) leaders in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

According to Malik, these efforts led Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Abdul Ghani Lone to issue a joint statement supporting the ceasefire. He said both Vajpayee and then-Home Minister LK Advani supported his peace initiatives and helped him obtain his first passport in 2001, allowing him to travel abroad to promote non-violent dialogue on Kashmir.

Meeting With Manmohan Singh
Malik also recounted a 2006 meeting with then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who, he said, assured him that India was committed to resolving the Kashmir issue.

The affidavit comes as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought the death penalty for Malik in a terror funding case. The Delhi High Court has given him four weeks to respond, with the next hearing scheduled for November 10. The government alleges Malik maintained links with militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and engaged in activities threatening India’s sovereignty.