Fashion Show with “bullet pellet effect” as part of its ‘Kashmiriyat’ collection upsets Ex Jammu and Kashmir Chief Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, December 7, 2016: Omar Abdullah, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister on Sunday came down heavily on the organisers of a fashion show for creating "bullet pellet effect" as part of its 'Kashmiriyat' collection.

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He said on Twitter, "Am I reading this correctly? A pellet injury 'effect' is being created for a fashion show. That seems macabre if not downright thoughtless."

Omar Abdullah,responded to a tweet posted on the handle of 'VanHeusen GQ Fashion Nights'.

"#Backstagepass @sonicsarwate creates a bullet pellet effect for Shantanu and Nikhil's Kashmiriyat collection," the official GQ India Fashion Nights had posted.

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The former CM said that the pellets have blinded and injured scores, to recreate the injuries for a fashion show was "inexplicable even if collection (is) called Kashmiriyat."

He asked, "Are any part of the proceeds of the show or the 'Kashmiriyat' collection going to help rehabilitate those hurt by pellets."

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The GQ India handle later on, took down the 'offensive' tweet after Omar's reaction.
Omar Abdullah was quick to add, "And quietly deleting the tweet does not make it any better @gqindia. Here is a screen grab in case people wonder what my tweets are about."

by NewsGram team with PTI inputs