Only fools will feel there is no Modi wave, says Omar Abdullah

Defending Dr Manmohan Singh, Omar Abdullah said, "Gujarat has developed because of all Gujaratis. Giving credit to one person is wrong. Gujarat is good for industries.

"It was very difficult (for Dr Singh) to run the multi-party coalition, a problem Modi didn't face in Gujarat.

"You can compare Manmohan Singh's government with Atal Bihari Vajpayee and not with Modi. He (Vajpayee) had to make a lot of compromises, bear insults. I dare say that Modi's strong leadership will come to nothing if he heads a coalition."

On Modi's remarks about why Sonia Gandhi did not wear a Muslim skull cap, Omar replied: "I am a Muslim. I have a little knowledge about Sikhism and Hinduism, but I accept that I don't understand why does Modi shy away from ignorance and little knowledge about Islam.

"Have you ever seen a woman wearing a skull cap? Asking a woman to wear a skull cap is similar to asking a man to wear a mangalsutra".