Can I have an ejs file with both a ng-model and ejs variables ?

<div class="col-md-6 text-center">
<div class="text-center form">
    <form action="/submitComment" method="post">
      Username:<br>
      <input type="text" ng-model="username" name="username"><br>
      Title:<br>
      <input type="text" ng-model="title" name="title"><br>
      Body:<br>
      <textarea ng-model="body" name="body" cols="40" rows="5" ... ></textarea><br>
      <input type="submit" value="Submit">
    </form>
</div>

<div class="col-md-6 text-center">
<h3>Username:</h3><br>
{{username}}
<h3>Title:</h3><br>
{{title}}
<h3>Body:</h3><br>
{{body}}

<div class="container">
<div class="col-md-12 text-center margin-top">
    <% if (comments) { %>
      <h2><%= comments %></h2>
    <% } %>
</div>

I'm learning node.js and I'm trying to put this partial(file.html) inside an ejs file. The ng-model part works(first and second block). The third block however doesnt work and prints exactly:

<% if (comments) { %>
      <h2><%= comments %></h2>
    <% } %>

This is how I'm passing the comments array:

app.get( '/comment' , function(req, res){

myCommentModel.find(function(err, users){
    if(err)
        throw err;

    var tmp = []
    for(var i = 0; i < users.length; i++)
        tmp.push(users[i].username);

    res.render('index', { 'comments' : tmp });
});

});

Appreciate the help..