TN leaders greet V Narayanan over appointment as ISRO chief

A native of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, Narayanan studied in a government school and had a humble beginning in ISRO and “one cannot but admire his enthusiasm and hardwork in reaching the leadership role,” the CM said.

“ISRO will certainly reach new heights under Narayanan who has contributed in missions that have brought global accolades to the country—Chandrayaan2, Chandrayaan3, AdityaL1, Gaganyaan and continues to contribute in many space programmes. Narayanan’s journey will inspire many students from Tamil Nadu to become achievers,” he added.

Tamil Nadu CM congratulated newly appointed ISRO chief V Narayan through a post on X (Photo: X/@mkstalin)

Palaniswami, also state Leader of Opposition, greeted Narayanan.

“V Narayanan‘s appointment to the highest position in the nation’s space research is indeed a great pride for our state. May #ISRO achieve even greater success and glory under your leadership,” he said in a social media post.

Further, PMK president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss and AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran lauded Narayanan over his elevation.

Narayanan is a distinguished Scientist at the ISRO and has nearly four decades of experience. He has held various key positions within the Indian space organisation.