Watch: Proud moment when passengers onboard applaud, cheer for ISRO chief K Sivan

By Team MyNation  |  First Published Oct 5, 2019, 11:46 AM IST

When ISRO chief K Sivan was applauded when he entered the IndoGo flight recently. Watch the video here.

Bengaluru: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan became world famous following his  efforts to get Chandrayaan 2 to the moon. This is how people revere Sivan now.

Recently, he was boarding an IndiGo flight in the economy class. As he entered the flight, the crew requested selfies with him. The simple man Sivan accepted and smiled for the photos, and also shook hands with them. He also made conversation.

As he walked to his seat, fellow passengers who recognised him welcomed him with loud applause and cheers. 

Watch the video here:

 

It is so heartening to see ISRO chief sir being given a hero’s reception in a flight!! pic.twitter.com/IJth3RTaxI

— Shefali Vaidya ஷெஃபாலி வைத்யா शेफाली वैद्य (@ShefVaidya)

As the video became viral on social media, Twitterati started pouring in messages with the video.

One of the Twitterati wrote: “So proud moment our Bharat is changing Earlier only film stars and cricket stars used to get such reception. We are heading in the right direction (sic).”

Another one wrote: “Good to see India changing and true celebrities are being recognised and applauded.”

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