Published 10:40 IST, September 7th 2019

PM hugging ISRO chief Sivan 'heartwarming': Sonam Kapoor, Anupam Kher

PM Narendra Modi consoled an emotional ISRO Chairman K Sivan after his speech at ISRO Monitoring Centre in Bengaluru

Reported by: Chetna Kapoor
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked ISRO scientists t to get disheartened by hurdles in moon mission Chandrayaan-2 and asserted that re will be a "new dawn and better tomorrow". PM Modi said he could understand feelings of scientists a few hours earlier when it became clear that Chandrayaan-2's final journey did t go as per plan. And later, PM Modi addressed nation at 8 AM on Saturday.

PM Modi reassures ISRO chief K Sivan in a moving moment at Bengaluru

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"Your eyes said a lot and I could read sadness on your face. I have lived those moments with you. When mess of communication cut-off with mission was received, you were all shaken," he said, adding that this was why he did t stay for long with m in early hours and came back in morning, t to preach m but to be inspired by m. Post his speech, Prime Minister Modi was seen hugging and consoling a visibly disappointed and emotional ISRO chief K Sivan.

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Reacting to video, Anupam Kher said that this visual 'will be etched in every Indian's memory'. Meanwhile, Sonam Kapoor called video 'heartwarming'. Or Bollywood celebrities like Ranveer Shorey, Vishal Dadlani too took to ir Twitter handle to praise hard work by ISRO scientists. Read full tweets -

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(With PTI inputs)

10:23 IST, September 7th 2019