Omar Abdullah confirms separation from wife
Srinagar: Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his wife Payal have separated after 17 years of marriage.
In a statement issued by his office, the 41-year-old Chief Minister said "while it is true my wife and I have separated, the speculation about motives and about my future course of action are unfounded, untrue and deeply hurtful to all concerned."
Omar said he was dismayed and anguished over the "growing tide of speculation in the media about my private life, particularly the status of my marriage."
"The stories about my remarriage are completely false and concocted. It is a pity that while repeating these lies, no effort was made to ask me whether any of this is true. In the process a lot of people have been hurt," he said.
