Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has expressed support for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's ongoing hunger strike while recalling a chapter from Ladakh's political history involving former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Wangchuk's father, Sonam Wangyal.
Kashmir's chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has sparked widespread discussion after comments made during his address at Srinagar's Jamia Masjid were interpreted by some social media users as praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.