Major GD Bakshi is a decorated war hero and has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal for his role in commanding a battalion in the Kargil war. He has now recently been participating in television debates and has issued statements on issues concerning national security and is a defence analyst.
New Delhi: Vistara Airlines is facing severe flak from citizens across the country, after posting a picture with Army Major General (retd) GD Bakshi and subsequently deleting it.
Dear , you post such a wonderful photo with Army veteran GD Bakshi, and then go on to insult India’s forces by deleting it at the behest of intolerant sods.
You don’t deserve the nation’s patronage. Please don’t fly Vistara until it restores that post. pic.twitter.com/ingqsBUOBj
Immediately after a picture of Vistara staff members with Major Gen G D Bakshi captioned “a decorated Kargil war hero. Thank you, Sir, for your service to the nation” surfaced on social media, several people called out the airline and posted some controversial remarks of General Bakshi.
Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, BJP spokesperson for Delhi, took to Twitter immediately condemning Vistara’s actions of deleting a tweet quoting they wanted to avoid being “disrespectful or hurtful to anyone”. He expressed his disappointment with Vistara and said that the tweet had been deleted due to Anti Army Gang pressure. He further added that he would not fly Vistara until they post the picture again and apologise.
. deleted Honourable Officer General GD Bakshi Pic after Anti Army Gang Pressure. I will never travel on Air Vistara till thn they tweet Pic again & apologies , RT if you will pic.twitter.com/rbyAvgEIDn
— Chowkidar Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga (@TajinderBagga)Major GD Bakshi is a decorated war hero and has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal for his role in commanding a battalion in the Kargil war. He has now recently been participating in television debates and has issued statements on issues concerning national security and is a defence analyst.
Twitterati has slammed the airline following the deleted tweet and has demanded an apology.
General GD Bakshi is a sparkling counter terrorism specialist, a celebrated Kargil war hero and a true nationalist. By deleting your tweet after coming under pressure from a handful of anti-army bigots, you have disappointed many frequent fliers. YOU MUST APOLOGIZE !! pic.twitter.com/CvEgdwziSn
— Chowkidar Priti Gandhi (@MrsGandhi)General GD Bakshi is a Kargil War Hero Veteran is an anti national airlines for having insulted him!
He is recipient of prestigious awards like Vishisht Seva Medal & Sena Medal Insult to him is Insult to India & our army must take cognizance! pic.twitter.com/5COwWoLOqn
Honouring Major General GD Bakshi was disrespectful?? SPINELESS of you to bow down to a handful of biased out of work journos. In fact deleting that tweet is highest disrespect towards thousands of Indians, Army Veterans and Indian Army
— Rosy (@rose_k01)Major General G D Bakshi
- Father served army
- elder brother Captain Raman Bakshi First martyr of 1965 Indo Pak War
- Kargil War veteran
- Awarded Vishisht Seva Medal
- Sena Medal
And deletes his tweet after ‘seculars’ protest pic.twitter.com/vh5GhJhqIk
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