PM hails Mars mission

Manmohan Singh congratulated scientists of ISRO for the successful initiation of Mars mission

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday hailed the launch of India's Mars mission.

ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan told the media here that the prime minister had telephoned him to express his happiness.

In a separate tweet, Manmohan Singh congratulated scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation for the successful initiation of Mars mission and wished for its successful future.