India, April 27 -- Former union minister and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday linked the Pahalgam attack to "unresolved questions of the Partition." Addressing an event in the national capital, the Congress veteran said the people of India have been withstanding the consequences of the Partition.

Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, died earlier this week as terrorists opened fire near Jammu and Kashmir's picturesque Pahalgam town. The survivors said the terrorists targeted non-Muslims.

The attack has intensified tensions between India and Pakistan, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowing to hunt down the perpetrators of the dastardly attack and their handlers.

"I think many people almost prevented the partition. But the ...