Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has hurt his feelings by refusing to don a skullcap offered by an imam.
"Why should he (Modi) care about me and my emotions and feelings when he refused to wear a cap offered by an imam," Omar told a rally here, and praised Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for accepting a skullcap offered to him by a minister.
"Majid Wani (Cong Minister) offered him (Rahul) a cap. He respected that cap and accepted it as a leader... Modi is not an iota of what Rahul is... He has even refused to don the cap offered by an imam," Omar said.
Taking a dig at Modi, he said that "it tells us what is in the heart of people. Look at the man who is staking claim for the post of Prime Minister of the country, for his lotus flower and see his posters. Have you seen him standing with anybody? He figures alone in posters as if rest of BJP leaders have died. It seems he is running the party".
Omar said, "He works like a king. But India is not run by one person. It runs with unity. See Rahul Gandhi -- may be he is seen alone in one odd poster but rest have all the top leadership."
He hit out at the opposition PDP for fielding candidates who would ensure victory of BJP nominees, and said PDP was directly helping BJP.
Addressing the rally, Rahul Gandhi said his roots belonged to the state and as long as he is alive, he will continue to help the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
"I may not understand every pain of yours but as long as I am alive, I will continue to help you," Rahul said.
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Saif-uddin Soz said Modi will prove to be a disaster for BJP and he will not only destroy the party but also its towering leadership by projecting himself as larger than the party.
