Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Wednesday and said that India has shot down an LEO satellite by an anti-satellite missile. India is now an entrant in a club of three nations -- the United States, Russia and China -- with anti-satellite weapon capabilities, the prime minister added.  The operation was conducted under Mission Shakti and was completed in three minutes. 

Many politicians took to social networking site Twitter to share their views on Mission Shakti. Here are some of the tweets.