“This is disastrous we are protecting against an invasion across somebody else’s border when we should use those same military resources to prevent the invasion across our southern border here in the United States of America," Ramaswamy said at a Fox News debate
At the banquet dinner during the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was congratulated by several world leaders including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the success of Chandrayaan-3.
The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said on Wednesday that Chandrayaan 3's successful soft landing on the moon's south pole is a proud moment for every Indian. He celebrated Chandrayaan's success with other BJP MLAs in Kolkata.
An Indian diaspora member Manoj Kumar Chouhan said: “We are happy. Earlier it was said 'Chanda mama dur ke lekin ab Chanda mama ghar ke ho gaye hai'...PM Modi is coming here also, and we are excited about it...”.
The prime minister in reply to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s wishes said the milestone is not just India's pride but a beacon of human endeavor and perseverance.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday termed ISRO’s achievement in executing the soft landing of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander module a "saga of continuity in a truly fantastic way".
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday congratulated India for Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the southern polar region of the moon, called it an “incredible feat for all scientists, engineers involved”.
“Congratulations to ISRO and all of the people of India. This is a victory not only for India but for the entire world as we go into this new era of lunar development and India is leading the way,” Gold said on Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the Moon.
The UK member of parliament said: “Today, history was made as no other country landed their craft on the south pole of the Moon. It was a very emotional day for all of us. I saw the touchdown. It was a nerve-wracking experience for all those people.”
Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit said on Wednesday that Chandrayaan-3's successful soft landing on the moon's surface is "a very proud and historic moment for India".
After the success of Chandrayaan-3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dialled Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somanath from South Africa's Johannesburg to congratulate him and said he would soon visit them in Bengaluru to greet the entire team in person.