Syed Ali Shah Gilani, leader of Jamaat-e-Islami and a prominent leader of the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) is not only a veteran politician but a religious scholar, who by virtue of his long association with politics, has carved out a niche in a large cross-section of society and thus occupies an important place in the political firmament of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). He is not only suave and sober, but is a fiery orator with a discerning eye locked into the many ...