'I'm not Malala, I'm safe in India': Kashmiri activist Yana Mir's speech in UK Parliament goes viral
UK Parliament has taken the internet by storm. Pakistan and its propaganda machinery have issued threats to Yana Mir. Toolkit gang" has been quite active for the past 48 hours.
More power to you Yana," he tweeted. ALSO READ: 'Jai Shri Ram' echoes in UK Parliament ahead of Ram Temple 'pran prathista' ceremony: WATCH In her statement at the 'Sankalp Divas' hosted by the UK Parliament in London, Yana Mir said, "I am not Malala Yusufzai. I am not Malala Yusufzai because I am free and safe in my country India, in my homeland Kashmir, which is part of India." "I will never need to runaway from my homeland and seek refuge in your country, honourable MPs.
I will never ever be a Malala Yusufzai, but I object Malala Yusufzai defaming my country, my progressing homeland by calling it oppressed," Yana Mir said. ALSO READ: Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai condemns Gaza hospital blast, directs $300k to charities helping Palestinians Malala Yousafzai is a youngest-ever Nobel laureate and renowned education activist. She was shot by Taliban in 2012 for opposing their restrictions on female education in Pakistan.
After surviving the attack, Yousafzai was airlifted abroad and underwent surgery. Unable to return to Pakistan after her recovery, Yousafzai had then moved to Britain. Concluding her speech, Yana Mir slammed "all toolkit members from social media and international media, who have never cared to visit Indian Kashmir but fabricate stories of oppression from there".
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