Syed Ali Gilani spent his entire life struggling against the illegal occupation of Kashmir by India. He faced the oppression of Indian authorities and spent a long time under house arrest. Syed Ali Gilani passed away at the age of 92 in Srinagar in 2021. The leadership of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir has now passed into the hands of Masarat Alam Bhat. Masarat Alam Bhat is currently in jail and on December 27th, his party, the Muslim League of Jammu and Kashmir, was also declared an unlawful association.