Abdullah, who was among the VIPs attending the republic day function here at Bakshi Stadium - the venue of the main republic day function - could not resist himself and danced with the members of the folk of state cultural academy.

Clad in kashmiri 'pheran' (long gown), he danced with the members of the troupe for ten minutes which not only prolonged the celebrations but also entertained the small group of people.

The atmosphere in and around the stadium was relaxed as people in the valley had a break with enhanced security trappings usual on such occasions after a gap of 20 years.

It was for the first time that people were seen moving freely on roads without any hindrance of security arrangements since eruption of militancy in 1989-90.