Srinagar, March 27 -- A delegation of the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), led by its patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday called on the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Mohammad Fathali, in New Delhi to convey condolences and express solidarity over the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The delegation included prominent religious leaders from Kashmir, including Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, Aga Syed Hassan Al-Mosvi, Aga Syed Hadi Al-Mosvi and Aga Syed Mujtaba. The MMU, an amalgam of Islamic religious organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, had also called for a shutdown in Kashmir on March 2 over the killing of Khamenei.

In a statement, the MMU said the delegation conveyed heartfelt condolences on the killing of ...