April 03
Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Omar Abdullah attacked former cricketer Gautam Gambhir in a war of words over twitter by saying that the former cricketer is ignorant about Jammu Kashmir.
Gautam Gambhir in a tweet had attacked Omar Abdullah for his statement in which in the former chief minister said that the party would bring back the prime minister and Sadr e Riyasat for Jammu Kashmir.
“OmarAbdullah wants a separate PM for J&K & I want to walk on oceans! OmarAbdullah wants a separate PM for J&K & I want pigs to fly! More than a separate PM OmarAbdullah needs some sleep followed by a strong coffee! If he still doesn’t understand then a green Pakistani passport” Gautam Gambhir had tweeted.
Omar Abdullah Responded, “Gautam,I never played much cricket because I knew I wasn’t very good at it. You don’t know very much about J&K,it’s history or the role of JKNC in shaping that history yet you insist on displaying that ignorance for all to see. Stick to stuff you know about, tweet about the IPL.”
Omar Abdullah’s statement had evoked sharp criticism from prominent Bhartiya Janta party members including the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi.