Today is a historic day for India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and announced that India has become a space superpower. The mission which was named 'Mission Shakti' shot down a Low-Orbit Satellite in space through its first-ever anti-satellite weapon. Following this massive and mammoth announcement many celebrities and well-known personalities took to Twitter congratulating PM Modi and the ISRO scientists for the successful mission.

Through Mission Shakti, India became only the fourth nation in the world to acquire the capability of the Anti-Satellite Missile System. In a series of tweet the Prime Minister spoke about the important and historic mission. Check out the Prime Minister’s tweets below.

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1110797218703761408

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https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1110800868058660864

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1110801096891461632

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1110801488559759360

Bollywood celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and others congratulated PM Modi and the ISRO scientists for achieving this feat. Even veteran actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha applauded the achievement. Check out their tweets below.

https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/1110911622359461888

https://twitter.com/mangeshkarlata/status/1110802787162603520

https://twitter.com/ShatruganSinha/status/1110901733461504000

https://twitter.com/ashokepandit/status/1110804394587705344