Chandrayaan-3: 'Don't appropriate achievements of BHARAT,' say desi netizens on Pak journalist's 'South Asia' tweet

'If it succeeds in deploying, it will be a South Asian success. If it fails, it will be a Hindu failure,' said a Twitter user as a Pak journalist quipped that ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 achievement on Friday was a 'huge moment for South Asia'

Updated Jul 17, 2023 7:23 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3: 'Don't appropriate achievements of BHARAT,' say desi netizens on Pak journalist's 'South Asia' tweet

Chandrayaan-3: 'Don't appropriate achievements of BHARAT,' say desi netizens on Pak journalist's 'huge moment for South Asia' tweet

A Pakistani journalist had to face lot of backlash from desi netizens over his tweet about ISRO successfully launching the third edition of its lunar exploration programme being a "huge moment for South Asia".

Indian Space Research Organisation on Friday successfully launched the third edition of its lunar exploration programme (Chandrayaan-3) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, aimed at making a soft landing on the unexplored south pole of the Moon that would help India achieve a rare feat.

Farid Khan, a Pakistani sports journalist, said ISRO's achievement is a massive moment for countries regarded as "third world".

"Chandrayaan3 is expected to land on the moon on August 23 at around 5:47PM IST. A huge moment for South Asia and countries regarded as 'third world'," tweeted Khan. The tweet was instantly slammed by desi netizens for various reasons and many memes emerged too.

"Contribution of other South Asian countries in yesterday’s event is as much as contribution of cheese in vegan diet," joked a Twitter user.

Contribution of other South Asian countries in yesterday’s event is as much as contribution of cheese in vegan diet https://t.co/omVuG2aDqk
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) July 15, 2023

Diwali is south Asian

ISRO is south Asian

Satya and Sundar are south Asian

Very soon, Modi will be south Asian too 😭 https://t.co/Jl5RFQgIBc
— Niks (@niks_1985) July 16, 2023

"SOUTH ASIA" is the word used to appropriate the achievements of Bharat and to mask all the crap pulled by Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan both at home and abroad. There, I said it. https://t.co/v6WU4rLdtt
— Rashmi Samant (@RashmiDVS) July 16, 2023

>Good Indian things: South Asian
>Good Pakistani things: Islamic
>Bad Indian things: Hindu
>Bad Pakistani things: South Asian
Thats the formula.
Pαkistani M*slims club themselves with India under made up term "South Asia" to appropriate Indian achievements & hide own failures. https://t.co/knQjpXoW4i
— 🍁 (@iwstlmumfmtmkm) July 16, 2023

Not South Asia! Say it...

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India India India India India India India India India India
🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 https://t.co/8fJiotlDmC
— Patrick Brauckmann 🕉️ (@vonbrauckmann) July 16, 2023

Okay https://t.co/IG8rKGz26M pic.twitter.com/1WR457GM9y
— Mr Melancholy (@chakravartiin) July 15, 2023

"If it succeeds in deploying, it will be a South Asian success. If it fails, it will be a Hindu failure," quipped another Twitter user.

If it succeeds in deploying, it will be a South Asian success. If it fails, it will be a Hindu failure. https://t.co/yqRFcwxA8N
— dikgaj (@dikgaj) July 15, 2023

South Asia 🤣🤣🤣

– When to use "South Asia" term & avoid using names of respective countries:
• When something +ve happens in India.
• When something -ve happens in Pakistan or Bangladesh.

– When to avoid "South Asia" term & use names of respective countries:
• When… https://t.co/tvDT6nMBjn
— Incognito (@Incognito_qfs) July 15, 2023

Lol what is South Asia? It is a proud moment only for Indians. What have other countries in the Indian subcontinent contributed for #Chandrayaan3 that they feel proud of it. https://t.co/r9jYgG3tNp
— Devika (@Dayweekaa) July 15, 2023

Pakistan that can only send bombs and drones to other countries for terrorist agenda, trying to insert itself in Chandrayaan-3 launch by calling it South Asian win. This is peak approriation. No South Asian has nothing to do with it. Stop associating your kinds with us. https://t.co/XRv0Mr9hzg
— Curiosweety (@curiosweetie) July 15, 2023

Meanwhile, ISRO on Monday gave an update on Chandayaan-3: "The second orbit-raising maneuver (Earth-bound apogee firing) is performed successfully. The spacecraft is now in 41603 km x 226 km orbit. The next firing is planned for tomorrow between 2 and 3 pm IST."

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
The second orbit-raising maneuver (Earth-bound apogee firing) is performed successfully.

The spacecraft is now in 41603 km x 226 km orbit.

The next firing is planned for tomorrow between 2 and 3 pm IST.
— ISRO (@isro) July 17, 2023

Only three countries -- the United States, China and Russia -- have managed to land on the lunar surface so far.

Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre S Unnikrishnan Nair said scientists at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bengaluru would be engaged in the firing of the onboard thrusters attached to Chandrayaan-3 from Saturday onwards, taking the spacecraft further away from Earth on a crucial 41-day phase to make the soft landing on Moon.

Following the successful launch of LVM3-M4 rocket carrying Chandrayaan -3, its project director P Veeramuthuvel had said on Friday that ISRO would be closely monitoring and controlling the spacecraft from ISTRAC.

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Published on: Jul 17, 2023 2:55 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3: 'Don't appropriate achievements of BHARAT,' say desi netizens on Pak journalist's 'South Asia' tweet

'If it succeeds in deploying, it will be a South Asian success. If it fails, it will be a Hindu failure,' said a Twitter user as a Pak journalist quipped that ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 achievement on Friday was a 'huge moment for South Asia'

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