MUZAFFARABAD, June 1: Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC) on Saturday called upon the international community not to fall prey to Indian propaganda against their indigenous movement, but vowed its member outfits would carry on their struggle till achieving freedom.

“The international community must draw a line of demarcation between myth and reality. Indian government has launched a media blitz to misguide the outside world about the Kashmiris’ genuine, indigenous and homegrown struggle for freedom,” said the MJC, which comprises 15 Kashmir-based Mujahideen groups.

The appeal was made by MJC Chairman Syed Salahuddin in a letter to the Islamabad-based ambassadors of different countries, copies of which were made available to newsmen here.

The letter was written in the wake of mounting pressure on Islamabad by the Western countries to stop the alleged infiltration into occupied Kashmir.

“The armed resistance is a new feature which has been added to the legitimate struggle initiated by the people of Jammu and Kashmir 54 years ago for their right to self-determination,” the MJC said.

The course of armed struggle, it pointed out, was adopted after India foiled all attempts to resolve the issue through peaceful means.

“Describing our movement as terrorism and laying blame on Pakistan is an Indian invented fallacy and conspiracy to deprive the Kashmiris of their inalienable right,” the alliance said.

“The echelons in the geo-political environment should not be swayed by the vile propaganda campaign launched by the Indian media and government functionaries,” it said, asking the world leaders to see the problem of Kashmir as a legitimate struggle of the people who were being persistently denied their internationally acknowledged right.

“Linking terrorism with a freedom movement is an unprecedented injustice and it amounts to practising double standards and ignoring the ground realities,” it said.

Recounting the incidents of massive human rights abuses in held Kashmir at the hands of occupation forces, the alliance expressed its regret that the world community was showing no concern over India’s orchestrated state terrorism.

“We appeal all the leaders believing in principles of fair play and justice not to mix up a genuine freedom struggle with terrorism. Rather they should take strong and instant notice of Indian state terrorism in Kashmir and prevail upon her to initiate measures to resolve the oldest unresolved dispute on the UN agenda,” the alliance said.

It noted that the intransigence and obduracy of India and inaction of the UN had brought the two nuclear neighbours at the brink of the nuclear war and all routes to avoid this holocaust passed through Kashmir.

“We want to remind the international community of its responsibilities regarding de-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. While the temperatures are rising and the tensions are mounting, the sufferings of the Kashmiris are also multiplying.”

But the MJC made it clear that its struggle to achieve freedom from Indian occupation would continue “till the last drop of our blood.”