Chakravarti Sulibele uses wing commander Abhinandhan Varthaman's image to seek votes for BJP
Mangaluru: Chakravarti Sulibele on Saturday shared a post on Facebook which clearly violated the instructions of the Election Commission of India which had barred usages of Armed Forces and their actions to gain political mileage ahead of Lok Sabha Elections in the country.
Sulibele shared a post with an image of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, urging people to vote for BJP on the EVM machines if they want to become an wing commander and experience air strikes.
The post was subjected to heavy criticism by people on social media who slammed the Hindutva activist for using Armed Forces’ operations for political gains and insulting the courage and patriotism of soldiers of the country.
“Do you want to become a wing commander? Press on the Lotus symbol on EVMs during elections and experience Airstrikes” the post read.
Election Commission of India has instructed political parties not use images of soldiers or the operations of armed forces for political gains after former Navt Chief had written open letter to the commission to immediately intervene and stop political parties from using armed forces for their political gains.
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Air India flight from Mumbai makes 'priority' landing in Bhopal after snag; return leg cancelled
Bhopal (PTI): A Bhopal-bound Air India flight from Mumbai carrying 175 persons on board made a “priority” landing here on Sunday due to a snag, an airport official said.
The aircraft landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, he said.
Consequently, the return leg of the flight from Bhopal to Mumbai, with 178 passengers booked, was cancelled, the official said.
AAI-run Bhopal airport said in a statement that Air India flight AI 633 “reported a technical issue to Air Traffic Control (ATC) during the flight from Mumbai to Bhopal”.
Immediately, all prescribed safety protocols were activated, and seamless coordination was ensured between ATC, airline ground operations, CISF and airpiort fire and rescue team of Bhopal airport, it said in a statement.
The flight, carrying 175 persons, including 166 passengers and nine crew members, landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, the airport operator said.
All necessary assistance and support were extended by the airport and airline teams as per the requirements of the flight crew, it said.
“Due to the technical issue, the aircraft was declared unserviceable, and as a precautionary measure, the return flight AI-634 (Bhopal to Mumbai) was cancelled by the airline to facilitate detailed inspection and rectification,” the statement said.
