This comes a day before the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories. Abdullah said the developments in Jammu and Kashmir had wider implications for India’s federal structure. India’s diversity could survive only if states stood together, the former J-K CM said. Pointing to the July 20 police action against students protesting in Delhi, Abdullah said the “brutal treatment” meted out underscored the need to resist what he described as “dictatorial policies”. Warning that the precedent could be extended to other states, he said, “RSS realises no trick will work with Tamil Nadu.