Former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram paid homage to the soldiers of India who gave away their lives while performing their duty. On the occasion of the 73rd Independence Day, he slammed the treatment which was given to Former IAS officer Shah Faesal yesterday.

"Happy Independence Day! Salute the freedom fighters who braved a colonial power to win independence for the nation. Why is freedom being denied to a son of India and Kashmir, Shah Faesal? Only a few years ago, when he topped the IAS, he was celebrated as a hero, today how has he become a threat to public safety?," he took to the micro-blogging site on Thursday.