New Delhi, July 11 (PTI): Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday asserted that all Kashmiris were not terrorists and said it was his job to ensure peace and tranquillity in all parts of the country.

Rajnath’s assertion came as a reply to a troll on the social networking platform Twitter who had questioned Rajnath’s comment that the people of Kashmir had condemned Monday’s attack on Amarnath pilgrims, showing that the spirit of Kashmiriyat was very much alive.

The Twitter user, Suchi Singh Kalra, claimed to be ‘editor of Make My Trip’ a travel portal, in her profile. She later deleted the account.

Kalra, using a derogatory word, told Rajnath that no one cared about whether Kashmiriyat was alive or not in Jammu & Kashmir but needed strong action from him against the terrorists responsible for Monday’s attack.

Rajnath responded: “Ms Kalra I certainly do. It is absolutely my job to ensure peace and tranquillity in all parts of the country. All Kashmiris are not terrorists.”

Earlier, the home minister said he saluted the people of Jammu & Kashmir who had condemned the attack on Amarnath pilgrims and kept the spirit of Kashmiriyat alive.

The attack on Amarnath pilgrims, in which seven people were killed, was a “cowardly act of terror” but it was heartening to see the whole nation stand united against terrorism, the minister said.

“I am pained at the loss of lives of Amarnath pilgrims. But I salute the people of Kashmir as all sections of society have condemned the attack,” he told reporters here.

Rajnath also tweeted: “It shows the spirit of Kashmiriyat is very much alive.”

Seven Amarnath pilgrims, six of them women, were killed and 19 injured when terrorists attacked a bus in Kashmir's Anantnag district.

The pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Lord Shiva, located in the Himalayas at an altitude of 12,756 feet, started on June 29 and will conclude on August 7.