On Saturday, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi hailed ISRO for their incredible work on the Chandrayaan-2 mission. The Congress leader said that the passion and dedication of the ISRIO team is an inspiration to every Indian and that their hard work is not in vain. Terming it as a success, Gandhi said that the mission has laid the foundation for many more path-breaking Indian space missions in the near future.

Congratulations to the team at #ISRO for their incredible work on the Chandrayaan 2 Moon Mission. Your passion & dedication is an inspiration to every Indian. Your work is not in vain. It has laid the foundation for many more path breaking & ambitious Indian space missions. u00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 6, 2019

Rahul Gandhi's remarks came hours after the much-anticipated Vikram lander lost the communication signal moments before its landing on the moon. Taking to social networking site Twitter, Gandhi extended his wishes to the ISRO team for their incredible work on the Chandrayaan 2 Moon Mission.