Srinagar, Jan 25, Jan. 26 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday stressed that examinations and recruitment processes must be judged strictly on merit, warning against dragging politics, regional bias, or religious narratives into academic outcomes. Addressing reporters in Gulmarg amid the controversy surrounding the Judicial Services Mains examination results, the Chief Minister said that candidates who qualify fairly deserve their success. He maintained that viewing such results through communal or regional lenses only weakens institutions meant to uphold fairness and transparency."Merit-based systems must be protected. Not every issue should be politicised or given a regional or religious angle," Abdullah said, adding that merit rem...