New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the successful launch of LVM3-M6, which placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into its intended orbit, describing it as a landmark achievement that has made the entire country proud.

In a post on X, Kharge lauded ISRO's scientists, engineers, space researchers and ground teams for accomplishing two major milestones - the deployment of the largest commercial communication satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) and the launch of the heaviest payload ever lifted from Indian soil.

He said India's present-day success rests on the "visionary foundations laid by our pioneers", who built the country's space program...