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‘PM Modi Is An Inspiration For Us’: ISRO Chief K Sivan Praises PM’s Speech, Reveals His Favourite Bit
Swarajya Staff
Sep 08, 2019, 01:53 PM | Updated 01:53 PM IST
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ISRO Chief K Sivan who led India’s most ambitious space project till date Chandrayaan 2 described Prime Minister Narendra Modi an inspiration and a source of support to him and other scientists and revealed his favourite part from his speech.
ISRO Chief K Sivan: PM is a source of inspiration&support for us. His speech gave us motivation. In his speech,the special phrase that I noted was,"Science should not be looked for results,but for experiments&experiments will lead to results."(Courtesy: DD) #Chandrayaan2Landing pic.twitter.com/7HhMylrqnD
— ANI (@ANI) September 7, 2019
K Sivan added that his favourite bit from Prime Minister Modi’s speech was, “Science should not be looked for results,but for experiments&experiments will lead to results”.
Sivan a son of a poor farmer who rose the scientific ranks to become the ISRO chief was famously consoled by Prime Minister Modi as he was leaving the ISRO space monitoring centre.
#WATCH PM Narendra Modi hugged and consoled ISRO Chief K Sivan after he(Sivan) broke down. #Chandrayaan2 pic.twitter.com/bytNChtqNK
— ANI (@ANI) September 7, 2019
This gesture by Prime Minister Modi was universally praised for its sensitivity and moral support and became one of the most iconic moments of the Chandrayaan 2 mission.
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