‘Happy World Theatre Day’: Rahul Gandhi wishes PM Modi on Mission Shakti, congratulates DRDO
Congress President Rahul Gandhi congratulated the defence research body DRDO for the successful test of an anti-satellite missile in operation ‘Mission Shakti’. Rahul Gandhi also took swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by wishing him ‘Happy Theatre Day.’
“Well done DRDO, extremely proud of your work. I would also like to wish the PM a very happy World Theatre Day,” Gandhi tweeted.
Well done DRDO, extremely proud of your work.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 27, 2019
I would also like to wish the PM a very happy World Theatre Day.
In a televised address, PM Modi announced the execution of Mission Shakti in which India successfully tested anti-satellite weapon A-SAT. India is the fourth country who have successfully tested an anti-satellite weapon after the US, Russia and China, with the capability to destroy a low-orbit satellite.
The Congress also congratulated the scientists at ISRO and the government for Mission Shakti and credited late PM Jawaharlal Nehru for establishing the space research organisation.
“We congratulate ISRO and the government on the latest achievement for India. The Indian Space Programme established in 1961 by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru & the Indian Space Research Organisation set up under Smt. Indira Gandhi has always made India proud with its ground-breaking achievements,” the Congress tweeted from its official handle.
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First published: 27 March 2019, 15:37 IST