•Normally you would expect our politicians to speak for hours and hours together but here is somebody who made a difference with just a 3 minute speech and emerged as one of the greatest rising stars in Indian politics today, definitely the star of the no confidence vote that we saw recently in the parliament. Omar Abdullah welcome to Walk the Talk.

Thank you very much.

• How wonderful to have you here. Early morning right here with parliament here as the backdrop. You are the new star hero of so many young people infact young and old around the country.

Its taken me ten years. I started in Parliament ten years ago. Its not as if I have just burst on the scene, but its amazing how 3 minutes can change everything .

•I believe the video of your speech is the hottest thing on you tube.right now.

So I believe. It’s the one way I manage to get a number of my family members not living in India to see my speech. Even dad is in London. So I think his exposure to my speech has been on you tube.

•Is he impressed? Is he envious?

He is coming back to the country today. I will have to ask him.

•Is he envious?

I don’t know.

•Do you sometimes compete?

No I don’t think so. I don’t think so.

•But tell me Omar. We will get into other things. But just about this speech. From where did the passion come because you know you have been in parliament as you said for ten years. We didn’t see this side of you.

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