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Kumaraswamy said BJP's celebration of the release of Air Force Wing Commander Abhinanthan Varthaman will cause communal divide. Karnataka Congress justified it.
 

When asked how Imran Khan is eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize when he is just following the Geneva Convention in releasing Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, Indian liberal Sagarika Godse replied, 'You are too naïve to ask such a question.'
 

Actor Ranveer Singh has hailed Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as a hero, but has said that the public mustn’t forget the Pulwama attack.

Makkal Needhi Maiam party chief Kamal Hassan was addressing the audience at Guru Nanak College Cultural event -Griffin 2K19 as the chief guest when he announced Abhinandan is back.

While the entire country eagerly awaits the return of IAF pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, Indian celebrities hailed the hero's homecoming from Pakistan, where he was held by the country's Army since Wednesday.

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman crossed the Attari- Wagah border at 9.30pm on Friday. People of Anaberu village in Davanagere celebrated the moment by bursting crackers and welcomed the nation's hero to their homeland.

Politicians and celebrities from all around India took to social media to welcome the homecoming of India's 'brave son’.