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Ghalib's performance in the examinations became a talking point on the social media with separatists lauding the boy "for excelling despite hardships".
Updated : Jan 11, 2016, 10:01 AM IST
Ghalib Guru, son of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru who was hanged three years back, has scored an impressive 95% marks in the 10th standard examinations conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Examination.
Ghalib secured 474 marks out of 500, according to the results declared on Sunday.
He has secured 'A1' grade in all five subjects.
Ghalib's performance in the examinations became a talking point on the social media with separatists lauding the boy "for excelling despite hardships".
Congrats Ghalib Guru 95% in Xth Exam Marks 474/500 A1 grade in all Subjects Hope u never follow footsteps of ur Terrorist father Afzal Guru
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) January 10, 2016
Afzal Guru's son amongst the toppers in Class X exam. Well done. Education is the way forward
— harinder baweja (@shammybaweja) January 10, 2016
Ghalib Guru, son of Afzal Guru, scored 94.8 % in his first board exam. Bravo young kid!
— T.A.N.U.J. G.A.R.G. (@tanuj_garg) January 10, 2016
What an extraordinary day in #Kashmir. Afzal Guru's son gets 474 marks, son of Gulzar Ah killed in August gets 472, Burhan Wani's bro 354.
— Rouf Bhat (@RoufBhat_) January 10, 2016
Afzal Guroo was hanged to death on February 9 in 2013 following his conviction in the Parliament attack case.
The topper was a boy from Awantipora in Pulwama district.
Earlier, girls had been dominating the exams for a few years.
Tabish Manzoor Khan scored 498 marks out of 500 in the examination while Aneesa Haleen and Hiba Intikhab bagged second and third position, respectively.