the danger and risks. Tanvir Sadiq is the son of a senior politician of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir Sadiq Ali, and grandson of Jaffer Ali who was a papier-mâché artist and an entrepreneur from Srinagar, Kashmir. Biography Early life and education Born on 7 January at Srinagar. Sadiq did his schooling at the Burn Hall Srinagar, and Tyndale Biscoe Memorial. Afterward he earned a bachelor's degree in Information Technology and Management. Political career He was the Head of the National Conference Cyber Cell, was elected as a corporator (member of city council) of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation, was re-elected as the Leader of the Opposition and was a mayoral candidate twice. Sadiq worked as a member of two prestigious committees of the corporation and represented the corporation at various seminars. Tanvir was the political advisor to former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Tanvir is a prominent voice & the media face of the party. He is an ardent supporter of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Achievements and present stand He remains a staunch supporter of Omar Abdullah and has been writing extensively in his favour with arguments. He believes Omar Abdullah has not only a lot of potential but the only one who can deliver. He has been attacked for his outburst against the atrocities committed by the Paramilitary and the Militants and has been harassed a number of times by some agencies for his criticism over the human rights issue. His passport had also been withheld reportedly on this pretext. Sadiq writes for Jammu and Kashmir's largest circulated newspaper the Greater Kashmir and sometimes for other local papers like the Kashmir Times. Tanvir is also a columnist for India's largest News Papers India Today "Apply the same yard stick" Mail Today "Does India need a Hero". He also writes for the Gulf News and the Hindu. Tanvir believes that Kashmir's destiny lies in communal harmony and brotherly relations between India and Pakistan, that will make borders irrelevant and give the youth of the state an opportunity to contribute to the removal of barriers. He also believes that to ensure the success of the peace process, youth must have a say and their fate should not be left in the hands of people who neither understand the global compulsions nor the economic aspects of modern-day polity. Sadiq has survived many attacks by terrorists. Tanvir has in past