evidence: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's family has served the Indian Air Force for generations, since the second World War, news agency PTI said. PM Modi said today that every Indian was "proud that the brave Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who was captured by Pakistan hails from Tamil Nadu. [...] Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's parents, Air Marshal S. Varthaman (Retired) and mother Shobha Varthaman, who is a doctor, were cheered by passengers when they boarded a flight from Chennai to New Delhi on Thursday evening. They are on their way to Amritsar to welcome their son back home.