ISLAMABAD – Social media trolls are having a field day trolling Indian airforce group captain, Abhinandan Varthaman who has been awarded Vir Chakra –the highest Indian wartime military bravery award.
As the Modi-led government awarded Abhinandan, netizens once again managedto rile up Indian social media users with different memes featuring theMIG-21 pilot.
Indian media outlets, which are now acting as puppets of the ruling party,once again hailed IAF officer as according to them Abhinandan was the onlypilot who shot down ‘Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft’ during the 2019 dogfight.
In reality, the Indian claim was debunked by US officials who said thatthey have counted the number of Pakistan Air Force F-16s in service and cansay that none were lost to the Indian Air Force on that day.
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The former Indian pilot was also captured by Pakistan after his MiG 21Bison aircraft was shot down by the Pakistan Air Force jet two years ago.Local residents of Azad Kashmir captured Abhinandan after he had ejectedfrom his plane. He was later handed over to India as a gesture of peace atthe Wagah border.
Meanwhile, social media users said they feel bad for IAF’s former pilot forbeing reminded of the embarrassment every month while others trolled himwith classic tea jokes.
