Bengaluru, April 27 -- Former Indian Space Research Organisation chief A S Kiran Kumar on Sunday expressed grief over the demise of his predecessor at the ISRO K Kasturirangan.

Kumar said that he had known Kasturirangan for 50 years, and he was a great personality. Kumar stated that Kasturangan had a strong ability to articulate things and the country will not forget his contributions.

"... I have known him for 50 years... He was a great personality... He had a tremendous capability to articulate things. The country can not forget his contributions... We all miss him. A leader of that kind is not easy to come by... We have all greatly benefited from his guidance and his mentoring", AS Kiran Kumar told ANI.

Kasturirangan was accorded st...