Historic moment for us, says PM Narendra Modi as Chandrayaan-3 lands on Moon surface

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its team for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3  on the Moon. 

PM Modi, who watched the landing live from Johannesburg, where he is currently participating in the BRICS



summit, said: “I congratulate the ISRO team and scientists from the core of my heart for this accomplishment.

“It’s a historic moment for us as Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon. I am in South Africa but like all Indians, my heart has sunk in the celebrations of Chandrayaan-3,” he added.