Political leaders led by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday welcomed the appointment of Dr. K. Sivan as the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation.
“It is a matter of pride for Tamil Nadu that a person from our State has attained such a high position through ability and dint of hard work. It is a fitting recognition of your long and distinguished career in Space Research,” the Chief Minister said in a congratulatory note.
Leader of the Opposition and DMK working president M.K. Stalin tweeted in praise of Dr. Sivan. “My hearty congratulations to Dr. K. Sivan on his appointment as the chairman of ISRO. I wish him extraordinary success in his efforts to take our nation’s space establishment to further heights,” he tweeted.
PMK founder Dr. S. Ramadoss said that a person of Tamil-origin has been appointed for the first time. “He should have been appointed back in 2015. It has taken 3 years for him to get this job. There is a lot of work waiting for him to get done. Dr. Sivan should speed up the work that is currently under way to put next generation satellites of Mangalyaan and Chandrayaan into orbit in space,” he said.
All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi leader R. Sarathkumar said that Dr. K. Sivan’s appointment is significant. “At a time when India is inching towards being a world beater in space research, I am sure that Dr. Sivan will make sure that India becomes No. 1 ,” he said. Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi founder Velmurugan also congratulated Dr Sivan.
