Chennai: Tamil Nadu government on Friday made the demand of Param Vir Chakra for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who made India proud on Pakistan’s soil.  

Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami demanded that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman be decorated with Param Vir Chakra for his brave act on enemy’s soil.

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As per the news agancy ANI, CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting Param Veer Chakra (country's highest military honour) for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.

As per the report, the letter was handed over by Palaniswamy during a meeting with PM Narendra Modi. According to the report, Palaniswami mentioned that the whole country is proud of the IAF officer who belongs to Tamil Nadu

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Pakistani airforce  had crossed the Line of Control to target Indian military installations on February 27, a day after IAF targeted a training facility of terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, which had claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terror strike in which 40 CRPF soldiers were killed.

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was among the Indian Air Force pilots that engaged the Pakistani fighter jets, in the first aerial combat between the neighbours in nearly 50 years. In the dogfight, Abhinandan Varthaman shot down a F-16 jet, but his MiG-21 Bison too was downed and he had to eject and landed across the Line of Control, where he was captured.