Omar Abdullah targets Mufti for alliance with BJP

The twitter handle operator had deleted his account an hour after his tweet triggered widespread criticism on the social media.

By: Press Trust of India
Srinagar | May 3, 2015 03:32 PM IST

2 min read

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has targeted Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for alliance with BJP after a self-claimed BJP supporter tweeted communally-inflammatory comments.

“Mufti Syed’s allies call for the mass murder of Muslims. Wah Mufti Sahib, wah… These are Mufti Syed and Jammu and Kashmir PDP’s allies. Amazing how far one can fall for power,” the former Chief Minister wrote in a series of tweets.

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The twitter handle operator had deleted his account an hour after his tweet triggered widespread criticism on the social networking sites.

The operator also tweeted several apologies, “I’m very very sorry again for my tweets. I promise it won’t happen again. I’ve put my party down. Deleting my handle.”