Pak Journalist Interviews The Chaiwala Who Allegedly Made ‘Fantastic’ Tea For WC Abhinandan

On February 27 last year, in the aerial combat with the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) post the Balakot Strike, India lost one MiG-21 Bison fighter jet, the pilot of which was also reported as ‘missing in action’. Hours later, Pakistan Army confirmed that the missing pilot, IAF’s Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who ejected across the Line of Control was in their custody.

Soon after, a video of Abhinandan sipping tea from a cup and talking to the Pakistani officials went viral on social media.

In the video, the officer who was later released by the PAF is seen politely saying “I’m sorry, I am not supposed to tell you this” a couple of times. The historical incident today, completed a year. Pakistan yesterday observed ‘Surprise Day’ as a tribute to the attempted airstrike by the PAF on Indian military installations in Rajouri sector.

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And among all this, an interview of a man who claims to have made tea for Wing Commander Abhinandan has surfaced online. In the video, a Pakistani journalist is seen taking to Anwar Ali, who is allegedly the man who made and served tea to Wing Commander Abhinandan during his interrogation, reported The Indian Express.

In the video, Anwar also showed the cup and saucer in which Abhinandan was served the tea. The journalist then asked Anwar how he felt after serving tea to a ‘dushman pilot’, to which he responded, ‘woh mehman tha’.

People online mocked the video while praising Anwar for his sensitive comment:

https://twitter.com/samcan123/status/1232984662743638016

https://twitter.com/ProudyMuslim/status/1232978798150221824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1232978798150221824&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Ftrending%2Ftrending-globally%2Fjournalist-interviews-man-who-served-tea-to-iaf-pilot-abhinandan-varthaman-in-pakistan-6290895%2F

So, while journalists in Pakistan interview the chaiwala who served tea to Wing Commander Abhinandan, he was awarded the Vir Chakra last year and has continued serving the country since.

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