Political leaders pray for Wing Commander Abhinandan’s safe return 

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman while being captured by the Pakistanis.

The tension between both the countries has escalated within two weeks of a deadly suicide attack in Pulwama carried by Jaish-e-Muhammad, after which both India and Pakistan conducted air strikes on each other’s soil. After Indian Air Force warplanes hit Jaish terror camps deep into Pakistan, on Tuesday, Pakistani jets violated Indian airspace, on Wednesday and shot down an IAF MiG-21 Bison fighter, when it tried to intercept the Pakistani warplanes.

Later, it captured its pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, after he ejected and landed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Pakistani army then released videos of Wg Cdr Abhinandan, which saw him maintaining a calm composure. 

Indians on Twitter lost no time in getting together and trending “#BringBackAbhinandan”. Following this, political leaders, especially the leaders of the opposition parties tweeted for the safe return of Wg Cdr Abhinandan. Earlier, on Wednesday, 21 opposition parties condemned the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for politicizing the sacrifices of our armed forces.

Here are what some of them tweeted:

Indian forces foiled Pakistani attack yesterday it is a matter of big relief but an IAF pilot is under Pak custody is a matter of great concern. India should try to do its best at all levels to ensure safe return of the pilot only then the country will feel relief.

— Mayawati (@Mayawati) February 28, 2019

It‘s been nearly 24 hrs since our pilot has gone missing. On the other hand 6 IAF braves lost their lives in a helicopter crash. The nation is praying. We‘re all waiting with baited breath but not a word from our leadership.

The silence is deafening.#BringHimHome

— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) February 28, 2019

🇮🇳 I’m sorry to hear that one of our brave IAF pilots is missing. I hope he will return home soon, unharmed. We stand by our armed forces in these difficult times. 🇮🇳

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 27, 2019

Pray for the safe and swift return of IAF pilot Abhinandan

— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) February 27, 2019

One of our pilots is missing in action. My party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena joins me in praying and hoping for the safe return of our pilot.#IAFpilot #BringBackAbhinandan

— Raj Thackeray (@RajThackeray) February 27, 2019

I pray for the safety of Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan.
Whole country is proud of this brave son and everyone is hoping for his safe return. We all stand united to keep our country safe and strong

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 27, 2019

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