President of India Congratulated Isro on the Successful Launch of Gsat-16

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on the successful launch of Communication Satellite GSAT-16.

In his message to Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman of ISRO, the President said, "Please accept my heartiest congratulations to your team and you at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the successful launch ofIndia’s Communication Satellite GSAT-16.The nation is proud of this achievement, which is a significant milestone in the progress of our space capabilities.

Kindly convey my greetings to the members of your team of scientists, engineers, technologists and all others associated with this great mission. Our nation is grateful for their hard work and proud of their accomplishments”.

This release issued at 1405 hrs.