After Omar Abdullah's bearded pic surfaces, BJP sends him razor

Article 370 granted special status to J&K, allowing citizens to live under a separate set of laws pertaining to property ownership and citizenship.

Politicians of the erstwhile state believed this provision bound J&K to India, but BJP opined otherwise, hence, removed it.

Anticipating politicians could fan violence, BJP detained them. Besides Omar, his father Farooq, and their political opponent Mehbooba Mufti also met the same treatment.

When Omar's image found its way on social media, political commentators said they missed him on Twitter, while others demanded answers from the government for detaining him for so long.

Amid varied reactions, the Tamil Nadu unit of BJP came up with the most inappropriate one.

In a now-deleted tweet, the party shared an image of an Amazon gift meant for Omar.

Union Minister Giriraj Singh also took a jibe on Omar's bearded look, saying razors were not removed from J&K.

The leader, known for his headline-inducing remarks, told ANI today, "If Omar had a long beard...Did we remove razors or salon from J&K after scrapping Article 370? We did not! These people are a member of tukde-tukde gang. They have made a democracy a joke."

The disdain for Kashmiri politicians was reflected again when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a National Cadet Corps rally, said few families didn't want to solve problems.

"3-4 families worked not towards solving the issues but towards nurturing them. The result was that thousands of innocents died due to terrorism. People were forced to even migrate from there," he said.

A month after Omar was detained, some of his family members were allowed to meet him.

Later, his sister Safia told India Today, that her younger brother has vowed to not shave his beard until he is released.

She also revealed that Omar spent his time by running nearly 8 km daily and reading books, that his kin brought him.