From Kashmir to Karnataka, Shia mourners take to streets

People take put protest march against killing of Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. PIC/PTI

Shia mourners took to the streets in various parts of India on Sunday to express outrage and grief over the death of Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel strike. Kashmir - which has about 15 lakh Shias - witnessed major protests at Lal Chowk, Saida Kadal, Budgam, Bandipora, Anantnag and Pulwama, an official said.

In Uttar Pradesh's capital, Lucknow, scores of people gathered near the Bara Imambara mosque and shouted slogans during the protest, with women mourners clinging to the Iranian leader's photo and weeping.

In Karnataka's Chikkaballapur district, where Khamenei once visited, people observed silence, and shops and commercial establishments voluntarily closed. Villagers also announced a three-day mourning period.

Scenes of extreme distraught and slogannering were also witnessed in New Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Telangana, where protesters, holding Khamenei's posters, voiced their anger against the US and Israeli actions.

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