Terrorist Wani lived a free man, died a free man: Umar Khalid

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, who is facing sedition charges, has now compared the killed wanted terrorist Burhan Wani with freedom fighter of Cuba, Che Guevara.

Khalid, in a Facebook post, said that Wani “lived a free man and died a free man” just like Guevara.

What Umar Khalid wrote?

• Che Guevara said, “I don't care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting.”
• These words could be of BurhanWani's too
• Wani was not scared of death
• He was scared of a life lived in subjugation
• He lived a free man, died a free man
• Indian state, how will you defeat a people who have defeated their own fears?
• Rest in Power, Burhaan!

Who is Umar Khalid?

• Umar Khalid shouted slogans in favour of hanged terrorist Afzal Guru inside JNU campus
• Khalid has been charged under sedition charges
• He is currently out on bail