India News: Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah's 'Sher-e-Kashmir' legacy shapes the intense election narrative in Baramulla, with references to unity, secularism, and polit
Baramulla: More than 40 years since his passing, Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah still in some sense shapes the election narrative here: his sobriquet ‘Sher-e-Kashmir’ being remodelled and used as.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. More than 40 years since his passing, Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah still in some sense shapes the election narrative here: his sobriquet 'Sher-e-Kashmir' being remodelled and used as a slogan, his ideals invoked to propagates unity and his spirit presented as a potent symbol of Kashmiri identity and resilience. India News | The Roar of 'Sher': Sheikh Abdullah's Legacy, Symbolism Abound in Kashmir Poll Campaign.
When National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah the grandson of Sheikh Abdullah, the former prime minister and chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir addressed a thousands-strong rally after filing his nomination papers on May 3, he was welcomed with fervent chants of Dekho, dekho, sher aaya (The lion has arrived)".
Poll results reveal the support of people to the alliance, says NC chief
National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, also chief of the Gupkar alliance, on Tuesday said the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) remained “unharmed, perhaps stronger than ever before on account of poll outcome in its favour.”
Speaking at the party headquarters in Srinagar, Dr. Abdullah said there were days when “our detractors cried to the world that we don’t exist any more. But people have deflated their claims by supporting the PAGD wholeheartedly. The PAGD remains unharmed, perhaps stronger than ever before on account of poll outcome in its favour. The results of the polls reveal the out and out support of people to the PAGD,” he said.