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The Dal Lake concert was supposed to heal Kashmir but caused a war of words between former CM Abdullah and singer Adnan Sami.
Updated : Oct 08, 2017, 05:30 PM IST
Music is supposed to heal frayed nerves but Adnan Sami’s concert on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar turned into a war of words on Twitter between the singer and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. It all started with the politician tweeting pictures suggesting lack of attendees at the concert.
He stated that there was a lack of attendees, a claim that angered the singer who hit back with pics of the concert to his ‘bro’: “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”
Abdullah later replied: “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,” he wrote. After this, Sami launched a barrage of scathing words at him. “Oh please Omar! U retweeting ppls photos like a sadistic sore loser speaks volumes of ur lack of stature & pettiness. Up ur game- Its music!.”
This led Omar to wonder why Adnan wanted to pick a fight and said that a former CM he would ‘ignore 7-8 insults in 3-tweets’:
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
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
Oh please Omar! U retweeting ppls photos like a sadistic sore loser speaks volumes of ur lack of stature & pettiness. Up ur game- Its music!
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) October 7, 2017
Aren’t you a big enough star? Do you really need the column inches in a gossip piece “Omar-Adnan spar”? I don’t. Enjoy Srinagar. Good night.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 7, 2017
Ur fickle mind shud know that its not about being a Star. It’s about coming together for the purpose of promoting peace, luv & harmony. GN
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) October 7, 2017
Like you said right in the beginning - I am a former CM & so I’ll ignore yr 7-8 insults in 3 tweets.Thanks for coming to Srinagar.Stay safe
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 7, 2017
So you finally realised huh! Der aye durust aye.
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) October 7, 2017
Sami performed at the SKICC lawns and started off with his famous number “Mai Sirf Tera Mehboob”. “Today I have come to realise that there is hell; because today I have seen heaven (Kashmir),” the singer said to the crowd.
Sharing anecdotes from his life in between songs, Sami said he has a very deep connection with Jammu and Kashmir. “Not only because my mother is from Jammu but I learned Hindustani classical from santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, who hails from Jammu as well.
“It was because of him that I could show the world that Hindustani classical can be played on piano as well,” he added.
The concert was organised by the tourism department to a boost to tourist footfall in the state.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, several ministers of the Jammu and Kashmir government, and senior civil administration and police officials attended the concert.
Renowned conductor Zubin Mehta had performed at the Shalimar Mughal Gardens in September 2013, the last major musical event in the valley.
With agency inputs