Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the Indian Air Force pilot who was captured two days ago by the Pakistan army after his MiG-21 Bison was shot down during an aerial engagement between India and Pakistan, returned home, on Friday late night.
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The Union minister for information technology and electronics, Ravi Shankar Prasad, urged social-media companies, like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, to not allow their platforms to be abused for “weakening the morale of the country”.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party president, Amit Shah, attributed “isolation of Pakistan” at an international level and the return of Indian Air Force’s Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to India’s zero-tolerance policy for terrorism and the country’s diplomacy.
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The pilot’s homecoming came as a celebration across the country. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other political leaders took to social media and welcomed him.
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The prime minister said, “Sadly, a few parties, guided by Modi hatred, have started hating India. No wonder, while the entire nation supports our armed forces, they suspect the armed forces.”
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Right after Imran Khan said the captured IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman will be released as a “gesture of peace”, Narendra Modi raised eyebrows on both sides of the India-Pakistan when he apparently used “pilot” as a pun during a function in New Delhi.
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The father of IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan after an aerial engagement between the two countries, said he is proud of his son’s bravery and hope for his safe return home. He also thanked citizens for their support and good wishes.
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The Delhi chief minister said the nation should spend all its time and energy to safely bring back the Indian Air Force MiG-21 pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan after an air combat.
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The Pakistani foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, on Thursday, stated that his country is willing to consider returning the captured Indian Air Force pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, if it leads to “de-escalation of tensions” with India.
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