Yasin Malik: From Separatist Leader to Banned Group Head
- Catapulted into limelight in 2008-09 when insurgency transitioned into agitational politics
- Popularised pro-azadi songs and set off mass protests in Kashmir from 2008-2010
- Took over hardline Hurriyat reins after Geelani's death in 2021
- Faced 49 cases, detained under PSA 39 times, spent over 22 years in jail
- Banning of Muslim League JK and Jamaat-e-Islami brought curtains down on key pro-Pak parties