Omar Abdullah in white beard surfaces on Twitter

New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday created a flutter as a picture, apparently showing his new look, surfaced on social media and divided opinions, with many netizens commenting on how ‘happy’ he looked while others lamented his ‘illegal detention’ by the Centre.

This is for the second time that a picture has emerged showing his alleged new look, with one emerging last October as well. The 49-year-old National Conference (NC) leader has been under detention since August 5 last year, when the Centre revoked Article 370 of the Constitution, thus scrapping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The region was also spilt into two separate union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

In the photo that has emerged, Omar can be seen sporting a greyish-white long beard, unlike his usual clean-shaven look. He can also be seen wearing a monkey cap standing amid what appears to be a snowfall as pieces of snow can be seen on his jacket. In the last picture that emerged, he was seen wearing a blue shirt and his trademark spectacles with a near-bald head.