…and he faces the music
It was an incident that lasted a mere 5 seconds. The moment an assistant sub-inspector, Abdul Ahad Jan, threw a shoe at Chief Minister of the state, Omer Abdullah. Those 5 seconds have now been immortalized as the biggest slur on the history of Abdullah family.
To most of the Kashmiris it was just another embarrassing moment to add to the omer Administrations blunders and gaffes. And yes, another page in the joke-book of Kashmir has been added. Following Asif Ali Zardari, Chinese premier wen jiabo, the home minister P. Chidambaram and so on, Omer Abdullah is the latest personality to enter the bush club.
Now, based on the fact that Mr. Abdul Ahad used his shoe, one may ask what exactly was he trying to accomplish? Best case scenario, omer gets a black eye or a scoffed up nose. But bluntly, one could feel the police officer, along with millions across the Kashmir, care less at the effectiveness of his weapon of choice. It was the statement that spoke loudest.
