
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah. File
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With separatist leader and Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in audience, ruling National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah tore into separatist politics and said his party chose Mahatma Gandhi over the slogans of “Nara-e-Takbeer Allahu Akbar” and underlined that Kashmir would never be Pakistan.
Speaking at the book release of “Healer in Exile: The Untold Story of Dr. Sushil Razdan” authored by his son Sachin Razdan on Sunday, Dr. Abdullah made a policy statement with a spectrum of political leaders, which include leaders from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the BJP, the Congress and other regional parties in attendance.
Published – May 04, 2026 12:18 am IST


