Srinagar, May 10 -- "He was a perfect Muslim as envisioned by Iqbal. He possessed the inherent passion for which the Arabs are known and the delicate temperament for which the Persians are acclaimed. He was soft in private audience and action-packed when involved in some task. He was like a dew drop which smoothens the fire in the heart of the tulip and like a storm which terrifies the heart of the sea... He knew how to keep the lamp glowing in the tempest." These words did not come from a kinsman or a fellow traveler in the Congress party. They were penned by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. In the often-polarized arena of Indian politics, such unreserved admiration from an ideological adversary ...