"After Mrs Indira Gandhi, one of the most popular leader to dawn on the Indian political scene is Mr Narendra Modi. With due respect to our separatists, if they can't strike a deal with him, they should stop wasting time of the people," said Jammu and Kashmir minister Sajad Lone, hitting out at separatists for their refusal to talk to MPs. "You can't be a cry-baby," he told separatists and asked Hurriyat leader Geelani, "what message are you sending...you call yourself a big leader, your kids are dying, you should be going after MPs asking them to talk to you."