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  • ‘Tea is fantastic’ Abhinandan awarded India’s third-highest gallantry medal

    ‘Tea is fantastic’ Abhinandan awarded India’s third-highest gallantry medal

    Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan in 2019 after his MiG 21 Bison aircraft was shot down by a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jet, and later returned to India — was awarded India’s third-highest gallantry medal on Monday, reports Asian News International (ANI).

    According to the report, the citation for the award stated: “Wing Commander Abhinandan showed conspicuous courage, demonstrated gallantry in the face of the enemy while disregarding personal safety and displayed [an] exceptional sense of duty.”

    Pakistani Twitterati reacted to the news of Pak-fame Abhinandan and yet again reminded the world of his famous dialogue,  ‘Tea is fantastic’.

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice President Sherry Rehman tweeted, “Is this for real? Award for drinking tea in Pakistani custody ?”

    Journalist Abbas Nasir tweeted, “India edges past us in the race for being the most delusional country in the Subcon.”

    Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera tweeted, “Feel so sorry for the poor bloke!!!”

    Journalist Fereeha Idrees commented, “Bollywood fantasyland taken next level. Indian Air force is awarding their man for getting shot in air by Pakistani pilots and then landing in Pakistan while thinking he was in India.”

    Abdullah Saad tweeted, “Not the first time that an IAF officer was given Vir Chakra for a fictitious kill.”

    A Twitter user wrote, “Never ever feeling guilty or ashamed about receiving credit for work I didn’t do.”

    Abhinandan was arrested on Feb 27, 2019, after his aircraft was shot down by the PAF upon violating Pakistani airspace.

    He was initially captured by locals in Azad Kashmir before being taken into custody by Pakistan Army personnel. 

  • ‘Tea is fantastic’: Ali Gul Pir releases music video on fallen trees in ‘Balakot Airstrike’

    The name Abhinandan rings a bell on both sides of the border — and while the Subcontinent is still arguing over who came out on top after a military face-off in 2019, rapper-vlogger Ali Gul Pir has released a song on it.

    Read more – ‘Tea is fantastic’: Pakistan Twitter has not forgotten Abhinandan

    Titled Chaar Darkht, the song is a humorous tribute to the four trees Pakistan lost in the Balakot airstrike. He sings about fantastic tea and fallen trees while gyrating in a forest in the video.

    “This is our celebration of Pakistan’s Peace Gesture, Diplomacy, and Goodwill. We will celebrate it as Fantastic Tea Day, where we stand by our decision of returning Wing Commander Abhinandan and averting a nuclear confrontation,” said the rapper.

    He also mentioned having a lot of respect for men in uniform, regardless of which side of the border they were on.

    “We have all the respect for armed personnel from any country, who risk their lives for the security and prosperity of their nations; whether they’re from Pakistan or not,” he added, reiterating that returning a captured pilot and encouraging peace was a sign of courage and victory on his country’s end.

    “While war-mongering media outlets may think of this as our weakness, we perceive it as our strength, henceforth we now celebrate 27th Feb as ‘Fantastic Tea Day’.”

    Soon after the song released, appreciation poured in for the rapper on social media.

    Meanwhile, hashtags like #HappyAirStrikeDayIndia, #BalakotAirStrike, #Abhinandan and #SurpriseDay are trending on Twitter Pakistan. Australian journalist, Dennis also jumped in on the occasion and is celebrating the World’s Biggest Tea Party.

    https://twitter.com/DennisCricket_/status/1365555840363552769?s=20

    In February 2019, Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan, who was captured by Pakistan after his MiG 21 Bison aircraft was shot down by a Pakistan Air Force jet, was handed back to his country as a gesture of peace at the Wagha Border.

    A video was then released by Inter-Services Public Relations showed the officer conversing with military officials in a congenial environment and acknowledging that he has been treated well. “I hope you like the tea?” a Pakistani officer had asked him, to which Abhinandan replied that: “The tea is fantastic, thank you.”

    Pakistan was hailed across the world for demonstrating responsible behaviour and averting a nuclear confrontation.

  • VIDEO: Popular Turkish chef trolls India, says ‘tea is fantastic’

    VIDEO: Popular Turkish chef trolls India, says ‘tea is fantastic’

    Renowned Turkish chef Burak Özdemir has trolled India by quoting the iconic line of Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman that “the tea is fantastic” in Pakistan.

    https://twitter.com/etribune/status/1323320939103309827?s=20

    The line became famous when Indian wing commander was captured and then released shortly after his plane was shot down in Pakistani airspace in 2019.

    The viral video showed the captured Indian pilot praising Pakistani tea and the Pakistan Army for treating him with respect. Tea memes broke the internet back then.

    Özdemir, the 26-year-old Turkey-based chef, relishes cooking large-sized meals on camera. Burak has become a global sensation with almost 500,000 followers on Twitter and 17.2million followers on Instagram.

    He has recently landed in Pakistan and revealed plans to open restaurants in the country, besides having won hearts for sharing a meal with the homeless at a shelter home in Islamabad.

  • Australian journalist hosts ‘world’s biggest tea party’ in Abhinandan’s memory

    Australian journalist hosts ‘world’s biggest tea party’ in Abhinandan’s memory

    Australian cricket journalist Dennis Freedman, who is known for his love for Pakistan and trolling India over Twitter, has hosted “world’s biggest tea party” to mark the first anniversary of Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s capture following an aerial dog fight in 2019.

    The nation on Thursday honoured the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), which countered Indian strikes exactly a year ago in response to India’s violation of Pakistan airspace during the post-Pulwama stand-off.

    Ahead of the celebrations, a group of local and foreign media journalists visited for the first time, the area in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) where the air force downed an Indian aircraft near the Line of Control (LoC) last year.

    On February 27 last year, warplanes from both sides had engaged in a dogfight along the LoC in Kashmir. The PAF had downed an Indian aircraft and arrested Abhinandan. But a day later, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan had announced his release as a goodwill gesture.

    With a viral video showing Abhinandan praising officers of the Pakistan Army for being “professional and thorough gentlemen” while having “fantastic” tea served to him under their custody, the words ‘tea’ and ‘fantastic’ repeatedly made headlines for their meanings being changed for good in Pakistan.

    The catchphrase also became the top trend on social media as Pakistan celebrated the first anniversary of the series of events from last year on Thursday, and Dennis, who is in the country to cover the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL), tweeted a video saying he was hosting the “world’s biggest tea party”.

    https://twitter.com/DennisCricket_/status/1232749713016991746

    He said that people did not need to be in Pakistan with him to join the party, urging people to share their images and videos enjoying tea.

    https://twitter.com/DennisCricket_/status/1232966646240874496

    Here’s how Twitterati responded:

    https://twitter.com/DennisCricket_/status/1232911848787382272

    The government had earlier this month also decided to celebrate February 27 as “Surprise Day” to commemorate Operation Swift Retort against the IAF.