Hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Friday said he was saddened by the Allahabad high court verdict in the Ayodhya title suit case.
"Demolishing a mosque anywhere in the world is a cause of concern for Muslims across the globe. The verdict on the Babri Masjid case has saddened all of us," Geelani said.
He said while it was a cause of concern, the people of Kashmir, who were engaged in a "movement", should follow the protest schedule issued by him earlier. "We should follow our own programme at the moment in order to achieve our goals," he said.
Geelani has exempted Friday from the purview of strikes and protests. However, authorities have imposed strict curfew as a precautionary measure.