SRINAGAR — Afzal Guru’s son has accused a national Daily of intentionally misquoting him on wanting to become a “proud Indian citizen.”

“They have quoted me as saying that I will be a proud Indian citizen when I get my passport. All I said was that I was happy to have an Aadhaar card and a passport will help me pursue higher education abroad,” Guru’s son Ghalib said, referring to a Times of India (ToI) report.

The report had quoted him as saying that he will be a proud Indian citizen when he gets his passport.

A video accompanying the ToI story shows a reporter asking Ghalib, “Are you proud of the fact that you own a Government of India card?”

Ghalib replies, “At least I have one card. Now, I want the passport in order to go to foreign countries to pursue my education.” He also says that he has a scholarship offer from Turkey.

The reporter then asks him again if he was “happy” to have an Aadhaar card, to which Ghalib replies,” Yes, I am happy.”

Guru’s wife Tabassum said that one of the reasons she doesn’t allow Indian media to speak to her son is because “they often misquote us.”

“My father-in-law had let them in as one of the reporters said that she was a Kashmiri Pandit. It’s sad that they still misquoted Ghalib for their story,” she said. (GNS).

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