Chennai (Tamil Nadu): Congress leader P Chidambaram said rather than engaging with Kashmiris, the government is adopting militaristic and majoritarian' approach which is pushing more and more people into the arms of militancy.

Speaking at "Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India," book release event in Chennai on Saturday, Chidambaram said, "Unlike other States, Kashmir didn't accede to India unconditionally. They acceded to India under what is called an "Instrument of Accession". They ceded to GOI only four subjects, and said in all other matters, "we will be autonomous". Most people don't know it, and those who know it have forgotten or conveniently ignored it. We are adopting a muscular, militaristic and majoritarian approach, which is pushing people more and more into the arms of the militants."