Omar becomes toast of twitterati after release from detention, his tweet records nearly 52k likes

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, released after eight months of detention on Tuesday, became an instant toast of twitterati with one of his tweets recording almost 52,000 likes within hours.

Omar received a warm response on Twitter when he posted a picture of himself sporting a grey beard leaving Hari Niwas Palace where he was kept by the authorities during the period.

"232 days after my detention today I finally left Hari Niwas. It's a very different world today to the one that existed on 5th August 2019," said Omar's first tweet after his release which received over 4,384 retweets and about 26,400 likes from socialmedia users.

His subsequent photograph post-lunch his parents captioned "Had lunch with my mum & dad for the first time in almost 8 months. I can't remember a better meal even though I've been in a bit of a daze & don't remember what I ate " received 4,813 retweets and over 44,700 likes.

Omar who turned 50 on March 10 this year also tweeted, "On a lighter note if anyone wants tips on surviving quarantine or a lock down I have months of experience at my disposal, perhaps a blog is in order."