Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill took to Twitter to criticize the BJP government for conferring the honor on Adnan Sami. While some have congratulated him for the award, many have criticized the BJP government for the same. Singer-musician Adnan Sami was recently honored with the prestigious Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award of India.Īs Adnan Sami was shortlisted for the Padma Shri award, Congress started criticizing him on social media. Is that what u learned in law school? Good luck with that!😂 - Adnan Sami January 26, 2020
He also alleged that the Congress government had earlier “supported Sami and his father”.Hey kid, did you get ur brain from a ‘Clearance Sale’ or from a second hand novelty store?ĭid they teach u in Berkley that a son is to be held accountable or penalised for the acts of his parents? And ur a lawyer?😳 Gujaral and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.” Patra also hit out at the Congress’ “hypocrisy” in the matter and said, “When publication houses in Pakistan refused to publish Arshad Sami Khan’s book, it was launched in India in 2008 by I.K. is addressing a press conference at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. “Sami may have grown up in London but his mother Naureen Khan was from a Jammu family,” he said at a press conference. He mentioned how Sami, who was a Pakistani national then, sang for India at the ICC World Cup in 2003. Once again, 5 contributions to India batao Uncle Ji, still waiting!! īJP spokesperson Sambit Patra came out in defence of the singer Monday and gave a long list of his achievements. Listen uncle-don’t u “dare me” -if not distancing then say proudly u are a son of Pak Fighter Pilot who said “Indian planes were falling like birds” -Until then stop jumping like a kitten on hot tinned roof!! His comment later led to a Twitter war between the singer and Shergill. Soon after it was announced that Sami has been conferred with the Padma Shri, Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill called it a “magic of government chamchagiri (sycophancy)”. India had lost a total 35 aircraft on the ground during preemptive strikes - one on Pathankot on 6 September 1965 and then on Kalaikunda, a day later. Pakistan also claimed that its F-86 fighters had destroyed “seven MiG-21s, five Mysteres and one Fairchild C-119 (a transport aircraft)” on the ground during the conflict. For his outstanding devotion to duty and bravery, Flight Lieutenant Arshad Sami Khan was awarded Sitara-i-Juraat.”Īccording to Defence Journal, a website tracking Pakistani military, the PAF formation was flying the US-supplied F-86 Sabre fighters during the 1965 war. The website notes: “He never looked tired or apprehensive in the face of heavy odds but kept on inflicting maximum damage to the enemy as his only objective. He was later awarded the Sitara-i-Juraat.
The website also says Khan has been “credited with one aircraft, 15 tanks and 22 vehicles destroyed and 8 tanks and 19 vehicles damaged and two heavy guns destroyed during the war”. He led formations in the battle area with exemplary determination and brought back excellent results,” it reads. “His enthusiasm and aggressive spirit was of the highest order and was responsible to ignite the spirit of competition amongst other pilots in its most effective form. While the Indian Air Force lost about 10 aircraft on the ground during the attack in Pathankot, those at Adampur and Halwara by the PAF were considered failures.Īccording to the Pakistan Air Force Museum website, Khan flew the maximum combat missions during the 1965 war with India. The PAF had carried out preemptive attacks on the Indian airfields of Pathankot, Adampur and Halwara on 6 September 1965. Many also questioned the Pakistani-born singer’s contributions to India in the last five years.Īrshad Sami Khan had the distinction of serving three Pakistani presidents - Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - as their aide-de-camp (ADC). He retired from PAF in 1972 and joined the Pakistan Foreign Service at the behest of Bhutto.Īlso read: After Padma Vibhushan, Mary Kom eyes Bharat Ratna by aiming for gold at Tokyo Olympics PAF pilot Khan was awarded the Sitara-i-Juraat, Pakistan’s third highest gallantry award, by Field Marshal Ayub Khan for his role in the war.Ĭritics have slammed the Narendra Modi government for awarding the son of a PAF veteran who fought against India. New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government’s decision to confer Padma Shri on singer Adnan Sami has triggered a controversy with social media trolls highlighting the fact that his father, former Flight Lieutenant Arshad Sami Khan, was part of the air raid by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) that destroyed the Pathankot air base in India during the 1965 war.
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