Word: separat
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...Disillusioned, some former separat-ists have gone "moderate"?supporting the elections. Initially, candidate Sofi abided by the Hurriyat's call to boycott, deciding not to run from his constituency in the Kupwara district, a former rebel hotspot. But he relented. "One man came to me and said he would kill his four sons if I did not take part as there was no point going on like this," says Sofi. So he quit the alliance last month to run as an independent. "The Hurriyat is right that the elections don't address the core issue of Kashmir's status," admits...
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