Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Omar Abdullah greet each other on Eid at Hazratbal Shrine

SRINAGAR: Thousands of devotees at Hazratbal Shrine were in for a pleasant surprise today when J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and his predecessor, Omar Abdullah embraced each other and exchanged greetings on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr.

As soon as the Eid prayers were over, Sayeed walked over to Omar and the two leaders from rival parties of the state exchanged Eid greetings.

The leaders embraced each other as per the Muslim tradition on the occasion.

"We wish the two leaders and their parties could come together and cooperate with each other on issues concerning the common masses," Ghulam Mohammad Shiekh, a resident of Hazratbal and supporter of National Conference, said.

Sheikh said while the ruling PDP might differ on policies with the National Conference, there should be no differences in ameliorating the problems of the masses.

Hazratbal shrine witnessed the biggest Eid congregation with more than 60,000 devotees offering Eid prayers.