Srinagar, July 12 -- Addressing an impressive gathering at the mausoleum of his grandparents in Hazratbal on the 26th death anniversary of his grandmother, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked the Centre not to mistake his patience for weakness when it came to the restoration of statehood, and demanded that the Union government make the definition of 'appropriate time' clear.

He was addressing a workers' convention at the mausoleum of his grandparents in Hazratbal on the occasion of the 26th death anniversary of his grandmother Begum Akbar Jehan, popularly known as Madr-e-Meharban.

Abdullah asserted that if the Centre was ready to talk to the people of Ladakh, then "why not the people of Jammu and Kashmir?"

Paying tribute to his grandmot...