Madurai, June 17 -- The mortal remains of ISRO's former scientist Nellai Su Muthu were brought to Madurai for public homage on Tuesday.

Nellai Su. Muthu (74) passed away in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram on June 16 due to ill health.

He had served as a senior scientist at the Sriharikota Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

PV Venkitakrishnan, a former director at ISRO in a social media post said that Muthu was a renowned scientist, science writer, and author of over 70 books on various topics, including science, children's literature, poetry, history, translation, and criticism.

Some notable works include 'Sevvayil Ulvetkkaiyum Nal Vaaippum' (Exploration and Fortune in Mars), exploring Greek myths and modern scientific possibilities about Mars. ...