Congress rushes to claim credit for the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2

ISRO on Monday launched its second successful mission to the Moon, the Chandrayaan-2. As the spacecraft with the orbiter and the rover ascended on its journey to unravel the secrets of our celestial neighbour, words of praise and appreciation flew in from around the world for the efforts of Indian scientists at the Indian Space Research Organization. 

President Ram Nath Kovind has congratulated ISRO for the successful launch, “The historic launch of #Chandrayaan2 from Sriharikota is a proud moment for all Indians. Congratulations to our scientists and engineers for furthering India’s indigenous space programme. May @ISRO continue to master new technologies, and continue to conquer new frontiers”

PM Modi also witnessed the launch of the scientific marvel.

He also lauded the efforts of ISRO and also outlined the importance of such advances. He tweeted “Efforts such as #Chandrayaan2 will further encourage our bright youngsters towards science, top quality research and innovation. Thanks to Chandrayaan, India’s Lunar Programme will get a substantial boost. Our existing knowledge of the Moon will be significantly enhanced.”

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar also congratulated the scientists for the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2 and tweeted,”#ISRO has yet again accomplished a mammoth feat. Salute to the team who have spent countless days ensuring the success of #Chandrayaan2 @isro”

While the nation was busy celebrating this scientific leap, Congress was fast to come in and claim credit for India’s successful mission to the moon and along with a line of appreciation for ISRO tweeted, “This is a good time to remember the visionary move of India’s first PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to fund space research through INCOSPAR in1962 which later became ISRO. And also Dr. Manmohan Singh for sanctioning the #Chandrayan2 project in 2008.”

However this shameful attempt to claim credit for the scientific success did not go down well with users on social media and they started trolling Congress over its tweet.

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However, this is not the first time Congress has come forward to claim credit for the achievements of scientific and other communities in India. Earlier Congress was also called out when it had claimed credit for India’s anti-satellite weapon, which was successfully launched earlier this year dubbed as “Mission Shakti”. Then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hit back at Congress and said, “Those who are patting their backs today should remember that our scientists had the capability to build anti-satellite missiles a decade ago, but the then government never gave them permission.”

Here are some other examples of Congress claiming credits:

While Congress leaders are always on the forefront of claiming credit for the success of organizations like ISRO, none of their leaders are seen taking responsibility for the massive corruption scandals under their regime. No Congress leader comes forward to take responsibility for the electoral debacles faced by the party. Nonetheless, this tweet claiming credit for the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2 is just an indication of the thoughts that prevail in Congress’ top leadership for Indian scientists and many more professional communities that have contributed immensely for India’s progress.