Kashmir has been made a "prison," will visit Abdullah: Vaiko

Kashmir has been made a prison, MDMK chief Vaiko alleged on Monday and said he would visit National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, now under detention, in Srinagar at an appropriate time.

Hours after the Supreme Court posted Vaiko's plea -seeking to produce Abdullah before court- for hearing on September 30, the MDMK chief told reporters here that his counsel Ajmal Khan had put forward "wonderful and unassailable evidences," before the top court.

To a question, Vaiko alleged, "Kashmir has been made a prison. Kashmiri people should first breathe the air of freedom. That is the first goal. I will visit Farooq Abdullah at his residence in Srinagar at an appropriate time."
On his plea in the top court, he said, "I expect that justice will be done in the Supreme Court."
Earlier in the day, the apex court sought a response from the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Vaiko's plea, seeking to produce Abdullah before the court,