Upon the safe return of the braveheart soldier Abhinandan, the entire nation is delighted and celebrating the diplomatic victory of India. Ministry of Defence has also praised the calm and poise shown by Abhinandan in the situation of adversity and said that he has shown "the best" of Indian Armed Forces.
Alongwith Defence spokesperson, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Arun Jaitley, BJP supremo Amit Shah, Amitabh Bachchan and many celebrities have paid their respect and expressed happiness over homecoming of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
Wing Commander Abhinandan had landed in Pakistani territory after ejecting from his Mig-21 after which the Pakistan Army captured him and he was in their custody of Pakistan forces for two days.
Though, his return was promised at 4 pm in the day, but he was released after sunset after 9 pm by Pakistan.