Why not call Shashi Tharoor's bluff
Lalit Shastri Contrary to what Shashi Tharoor has said in this video, Nehru did not create ISRO....it was Vikram Sarabhai who should get the credit for giving us the concept or the notional framework of ISRO or the Indian Space Research Organisation. Actually, the mother organisation and front runner of India's space programme is Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, which was set up by the Sarabhai Trust. Much of the original recruitment was done under it. There is strangely no government of India order to create ISRO. Also till date, there is neither any government order for the appointment of anyone as Chairman ISRO nor any rule or notification stating that the Secretary Department of Space will be ex-officio Chairman of ISRO. There is only a Space Comission and a Department of Space. In fact, till now there is no organisation created by the Central Government called ISRO. After watching this video, I strongly felt the need to call the bluff as such leaders are adept in adopt