New Delhi:
A painful incident of exodus of Hindus took place in the Kashmir Valley in the 90s. One of the families was that of veteran actor Anupam Kher. That wound is still alive in the actor’s heart and he has shared it through an Instagram post. Kashmiri Hindus were forced to migrate in large numbers in the Kashmir Valley in the 90s. Due to terrorism in the valley, lakhs of Kashmiri Hindu families were forced to flee their land, homes and property.

On January 19, on the occasion of exodus day of Kashmiri Hindus, Anupam Kher recited a poem remembering that dark day. The pain of the displaced people was expressed in every word of this emotional poem. Anupam Kher’s eyes filled with tears while listening to the poem. On the social media platform Instagram, Anupam Kher recited a poem by poet and film writer Sunayana Kachru. Sunaina Kachru is also a displaced Kashmiri Pandit.

Along with this, Anupam Kher wrote in the caption, “January 19, 1990, Exodus Day of Kashmiri Hindus. It has been 35 years, when more than 5,00,000 Hindus were brutally thrown out of their homes. Those homes are still there. But they are in ruins. Sunaina Kachru Bhide, a victim of this tragedy, gave a heart-touching account of those houses. Wrote the poem. These lines of the poem will remind all those Kashmiri Pandits who were victims of this terrible tragedy.

Anupam read out the poem titled Homes of Kashmiri Pandits, in which there was mention of Dal Lake, the smell of saffron, Pashmina shawls and Jhelum. Anupam Kher is in the news these days for his performance in Kangana Ranaut’s film ‘Emergency’, in which he played the role of Jaiprakash Narayan. This film is based on the events of Emergency in India in 1975 and Kangana Ranaut has played the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Kangana has not only acted but also directed this film.