India managed to get its fighter pilots released in just one day in 1958, a retired former flight engineer of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Anil Kumar Kaushik, said on Tuesday, while joining the Congress party. He ridiculed the present government for claiming credit for the release of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman in just two days. Gujarat Congress chief Amit Chavda welcomed Kaushik to the party at Gujarat Congress headquarters in the city. The government did not indulge in chest beating or taking credit for the release," Kaushik informed reporters. But, the party (Congress) never used such army operations to get political mileage," Kaushik told reporters.

Source: dna May 08, 2019 00:40 UTC