New Delhi: Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh trolled some countries with moon on their national flags, including Pakistan, after India’s second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 was blasted off successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota on Monday.
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“Some countries have moon on their flags. While some countries having their flags on moon,” Harbhajan tweeted.
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The second line had miniature pictures of the national flags of the US, India, China and Russia, the four countries to have successfully conducted moon missions.
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The first line had similar images of nine countries’ national flags with moon on them, including Pakistan, Algeria, Turkey, Maldives, Mauritania, Tunisia, Libya, Malaysia and Azerbaijan.
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India’s second lunar mission was on track on Monday after its ‘Bahubali’ GSLV rocket successfully put the moon spacecraft – Chandrayaan-2 – into the orbit in a copy book style.
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The 43.4 metre tall, 640 tonne rocket, nicknamed ‘Bahubali’, carried the 3.8-tonne Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, which will carry out India’s second mission to its closest celestial neighbour.
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Soon after the launch, a number of cricketers congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for successfully puting Chandrayaan-2 into the orbit.
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“Another historic and proud moment for the nation as the #Chandrayaan 2 is launched Jai Hind (sic.)” tweeted India captain Virat Kohli.
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“I congratulate Team @isro on achieving yet another milestone with the launch of #Chandrayaan2! Hope this paves the way for many more ambitious and successful missions in the future. Jai Hind,” Sachin Tendulkar tweeted.
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India’s Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara also extended his wishes to the ISRO team. “Congratulations team @ISRO, this is a very proud and historical moment for India! #Chandrayaan2 (sic.),” Pujara tweeted.
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Hailing ISRO for the successful launch, former cricketer Virender Sehwag tweeted, “Many congratulations to Team #Chandrayaan2 @isro for the successful and seamless launch!”
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