After Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander lost contact with ground stations minutes before its planned touchdown on the lunar surface , leaders urged ISRO not be upset and tweeted their strong support for future endeavours.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah in tweet said ISRO’s achievement with getting Chandrayaan-2 so far has made every Indian proud and added that the country stood with the committed and hard working scientists of ISRO. “My best wishes for future endeavours,” he said.
ISRO’s achievement with getting Chandrayaan-2 so far has made every Indian proud.
India stands with our committed and hard working scientists at @isro.
My best wishes for future endeavours.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 6, 2019
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted
We are with you @isro. You have brought the nation, it’s young minds and all, together in sensing your achievements in Space. You will succeed.
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) September 6, 2019
Rahul Gandhi, former Congress president
Congratulations to the team at #ISRO for their incredible work on the Chandrayaan 2 Moon Mission. Your passion & dedication is an inspiration to every Indian. Your work is not in vain. It has laid the foundation for many more path breaking & ambitious Indian space missions.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 6, 2019