India vaults into Star Wars club

In just three minutes, India's Shakti in the form of an anti-satellite weapon intercepted an Indian satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 300 km and destroyed it. A proud nation would have rejoiced in DRDO having this kind of hi-tech offensive capability that can safeguard the country's assets in space.

The top secret mission was spot-on and the technology was all indigenous and developed in the Missile Complex and Research Centre Imarat (RCI) in Hyderabad.  In showcasing such a capability India has joined an elite club in the Star Wars league and the pioneering nations in space cannot ignore us and make discriminatory laws on arms limitation in space.

It was in his theatrical presentation of the news during poll season on a special television and social media announcements including tantalising teaser-trailer that Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced a lot of flak. And not only from the Opposition which will object even if the government so much as swats a fly when pre-poll model code of conduct is in force.

Analysts were interpreting this as a display of a touch of poll desperation in the ruling camp. All that the loud political crosstalk on the issue did was to detract from the achievement of Indian scientists who have once achieved something spectacular in space much like ISRO's Mangalyaan on a shoestring budget. The point is Indians will squabble over everything.

Chowkidar Amit Shah@AmitShah
Thus speaks the inheritor of the dynasty that thinks - All the nation's a stage! For them: Sacrifices of soldiers - drama Success of scientists - drama Masquerading as leaders, all that 'The Dynasty' has done is to plunder, weaken and ruin the nation

Akhilesh Yadav @yadavakhilesh
Today @narendramodi got himself an hour of free TV & divert nation's attention away from issues on ground - #Unemployment #RuralCrisis & #WomensSecurity - by pointing at the sky.
Congratulations @drdo_india & @isro - this success belongs to you. Thank you for making India safer

Abshar| #NYAYforIndia @Scepticindian
Modiji claims credit for destroying a satellite built and launched during congress government by ISRO which was formed during congress govt with a rocket which was built during congress government by DRDO which was formed during congress govt. Aur 70 saal main kuch Nahi hua

Mamata Banerjee@MamataOfficial
There is no great urgency in conducting and announcing the mission now by a government past its expiry date. It seems a desperate
oxygen to save the imminent sinking of the BJP boat. We are lodging a
complaint with the Election Commission. 4/4

Sanghamitra @AudaciousQuest
Look at the irony!! For 5 years he abused Pandit Nehru and his legacy. And today he has got nothing of his own achievement and he is begging for votes on Nehru's vision, so that he could abuse him for 5 more years.#MissionShakti

Shekhar Gupta@ShekharGupta
While a successful A-SAT launch is a bold strategic move, PM making such a big deal of it personally shows a poll-eve desperation we hadn't yet detected/suspected. It's just a frantic new national security headline as Balakot has faded in a month

Sagarika Ghose @sagarikaghose
From the launch of Aryabhata in 1975, #ISROMissions have been India's pride. Time to again remember Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai and the great scientists of India's space programme, one so passionately begun by Jawaharlal Nehru, champion of scientific thinking. #MissionShakti

Akshar @Akshar Pathak
Modi ji: "I will be addressing the nation with an important message."
You (dumbass): *waiting for the announcement*
Me (1000 times smarter): *already walking towards the nearest ATM*

Chowkidar SRAO @Nation_frst
It was more of a POLITICAL WILL which lacked during Cong/UPA rule for 65 years. Though our scientists were ready, but then govt never gave go ahead for this mission. Why? Because it would have upset their handlers in China & US

ChowkidarDevanjan Bose @BoseDevanjanbjp
A-Sat launch,great historic moment for entire nation barring Yuvraj Pappu, his stooges and few Lutyens zone tail wagging librands. For few PM’s announcement, poll-eve strategy.Very sad/pathetic for them,Rahul isn't getting opportunity, Pall of Gloom for entire Dynasty and Courtiers

Gaurav Pandhi@ GauravPandhi
Modi's fizzled out address clearly shows the desperation the BJP camp as Congress has been defining & leading the political narrative in the country since last 2 days after @RahulGandhi's #NYAY announcement.
They chose to address the nation instead of releasing a statement!

Lynda Lovon@lyndalovon
Gandhi would be ashamed you wasted your power for war instead of peace and helping the poor. This doesn't make you as great as the United States or China or Russia, it makes you as bad as them. the world expected more from you

sudha@sudhaShenoy1
@narendramodi @PMOIndia when will u announce surgical strike on #Reservation system in India? It will be real historical moment for Indians who are reeling under burden of #QuotaforVotes. Let merit be sole criteria for all while social security can protect the poor & downtrodden

Joy@Joydas  
Thank God for Vision of Nehru to Start ISRO. A Sanghi would have started Indian Gau Research Organisation