A video of Arif visiting the bird in Kanpur went viral yesterday. The video shows Arif standing outside the bird's enclosure. The sarus, meanwhile, is seen jumping in excitement. The bird even spreads its wings and tries to find a way out.
Sharing the video on Twitter, Varun Gandhi said the bird should be given back to Arif. "Their love is pure. This beautiful bird is meant to fly freely and not to live in a cage," he tweeted in hindi pitching for its release.
"Give back the bird its sky, freedom and friend," he said.