“How a DMK Minister frustrated Vikram Sarabhai’s plans for a rocket launch pad in Tamil Nadu”, Swarajyamag, August 14, 2019:

“There is hardly anyone in the nation now who hasn’t heard of Sriharikota. For this barrier island was what had the entire country glued to its screens as ISRO’s second moon mission, Chandrayaan 2 was launched from India’s only launch site Satish Dhawan Space Centre located here.

But this could very well have been Tamil Nadu’s pride if only the co-founder of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) K A Mathiazhagan hadn’t damaged its prospects.

As Nambi Narayan narrates in his book Ready To Fire: How India and I Survived the ISRO Spy Case, the DMK leader’s behaviour and demands is what cost Tamil Nadu a golden opportunity to host India’s only rocket launch pad. Here is an excerpt……”

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