The Karnataka Department of Pre-University Education has ordered a probe against Hulikunte Murthy, a Kannada lecturer at a PU college in Malleswaram over his social media post in which he allegedly ridiculed the Chandrayaan-3 mission and stated that the moon mission will be a failure once again and had used the phrase and used the phrase ‘Tirupati nama.’
Ahead of the Chandrayaan -3 mission a team of scientists had visited the Tirupati temple and offered prayers.
A team of scientists from ISRO visited Tirupati Venkatachalapathy Temple to offer prayers ahead of the launch of Chandrayaan-3
The team arrived at the temple with a miniature model of Chandrayaan-3
We all pray for the success of this mission! pic.twitter.com/rtYoZCZZC1
— Mahesh Vikram Hegde 🇮🇳 (@mvmeet) July 13, 2023
University seeks explanation from the lecturer
In wake of the controversy that has been sparked by Hulikunte Murthy over his detrimental remarks on the Chandrayaan -3 mission, the Deputy Director of PU (Bengaluru North) stated an explanation has been sought from the lecturer.
It has been reported that the department wants to know what was the main objective of the lecturer’s statement and whether such remarks were conducive for the academic environment. Murthy has been given time till July 19, 2023 to give explanation and based on his response the authorities will take appropriate action against him.
BJP leader expresses concern over the matter
Meanwhile, former education minister S Suresh Kumar wrote a letter to the new School Education Minister, Madhu Bangarappa and expressed his anguish over the conduct of the lecturer.
Kumar stated that denouncing the Chandrayaan-3 mission was not right and added that in fact the success of the mission was a matter of celebration. Kumar described Murthy’s social media post as insensitive and inappropriate.
Know All About Chandrayaan -Mission
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed that the spacecraft GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) successfully launched Chandrayaan-3 into orbit.The journey from Earth to the moon for the spacecraft is estimated to take about a month and the landing is expected on August 23. Upon landing, it will operate for one lunar day, which is approximately 14 Earth days. One day on the Moon is equal to 14 days on Earth.
#WATCH via ANI Multimedia | Watch! ISRO launches third moon mission ‘Chandrayaan-3’ from Sriharikotahttps://t.co/B3FHsX8Ttl
— ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2023
Chandrayaan-3 will be inserted into the Lunar Transfer Trajectory after the orbit-raising manoeuvres. Covering a distance of over 300,000 km, it will reach the Moon in the coming weeks. Scientific instruments onboard will study the Moon’s surface and enhance our knowledge. Chandrayaan-3 is equipped with a lander, a rover and a propulsion module. It weighs around 3,900 kilograms.
Moon serves as a repository of the Earth’s past and a successful lunar mission by India will help enhance life on Earth while also enabling it to explore the rest of the solar system and beyond.
