Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik yesterday led a protest in Srinagar in support of Article 35A. Immediately after Friday prayers, Malik along with his supporters, led the protest in Maisuma area of Srinagar. Malik asked people to support every programme announced by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) separatist conglomerate to protect Article 35A which gives powers to state legislature to define permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir and their privileges. The article has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The court will hear the petition during the week beginning August 27.