Omar Abdullah, Adnan Sami Get Into a Twitter Spat Over Concert

“The empty seats & delayed start are showing Kashmir for what it is,” tweeted former J&K CM Omar Abdullah.

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and singer Adnan Sami got into a Twitter spat after Abdullah slammed the government and criticised Sami’s concert saying, “The empty seats and delayed start are showing Kashmir for what it is – empty hotels, poor governance & general public despondency.”

The empty seats & delayed start are showing Kashmir for what it is - empty hotels, poor governance & general public despondency. https://t.co/ojcNjaYUQC

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 7, 2017

That’s a real pity. I hope people have filled those seats now. For an evening they can let the music transport them to a more peaceful place https://t.co/4DJJNFCfQG

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 7, 2017

Adnan Sami replied by tweeting the pictures of the house full concert.

Bro ur a former CM..U shouldn’t be so unnerved by a music concert. U obviously have bad sources who lie 2 U - HERE are d photos!!🙌😁#GrowUp pic.twitter.com/RPB6NbFqaP

— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) October 7, 2017

How does hoping you have a houseful suggest I’m unnerved? I’m glad people got to enjoy an evening of music. I used to like yours at one time https://t.co/AaP3L4KPgf

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 7, 2017

Sami performed for free at the concert on Saturday, 7 October, jointly organised by the Union Home Ministry and the Jammu and Kashmir government, which, he said, was aimed to promote tourism.

The fight started after pictures of empty seats at Sami’s concert were tweeted by several people, including Omar Abdullah.

Empty seats at Adnan Sami Concert and we are past the scheduled Start time. PR disaster for JK govt led by @MehboobaMufti pic.twitter.com/v2bBGTRNoa

— Inayat Jehangir (@Jehangir_Inayat) October 7, 2017