Leaders hail Chandrayaan 3 feat

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, ex-ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair, Governors and Chief Ministers and a host of prominent leaders from the southern states on Wednesday hailed the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission, with its Lander Module making the soft landing on the lunar surface. In Tamil Nadu’s prisons, the landing event was relayed live for the inmates and they expressed happiness and pride in the achievement, the office of DGP, Prisons said. The achievement is the first big step towards planetary exploration and also highlights the technical competence and reliability of Indian launch systems and space craft, Madhavan Nair said. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan termed the successful soft landing of the Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface as a historic moment for India. Actor Madhavan who played the role of veteran scientist Nambi Narayanan in the film ‘Rocketry’ said, “Words are not enough to describe this achievement Jai Hind, my heart swells with pride. I hope I can stay sane.”. Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan and the US Consulate General Chennai also lauded India’s achievement. Further, Venkaiah Naidua and Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and CM K Chandrasekhar Rao greeted ISRO. In his X post, Venkaiah Naidu said : “The entire nation is rejoicing at the success of #Chandrayaan3Landing. #ISRO scientists have scripted history with this soft landing of Vikram, the lander, on the moon. By overcoming multiple challenges & accomplishing crowning success @isro has done Bharat Mata proud that to with indigenous technology.”.