On august 20, when all the relatives gathered for the sister's wedding, scientist Weeramuthuvel was working on Chandrayaan-3 at ISRO's control center. Chandrayaan-3 project director Veeramuthuvel from tamil Nadu, who was tasked with overseeing the moon landing of Chandrayaan-3's vikram lander, was so engrossed in work that he could not even attend his sister's wedding. His sister's wedding took place on 20th August. But when he has to decide between attending his sister's wedding or overseeing the mission of Chandrayaan-3, which will land on the moon in the next three days, he decides that the mission is important.
When the family of 46-year-old isro scientist Veeramuthuvel from Villupuram, tamil Nadu gathered for the wedding, Veeramuthuvel was juggling multiple jobs at ISRO. On Wednesday, when Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's lander vikram successfully landed on the moon's south pole, Veeramuthuvel's family was elated that his dedication had paid off. Commenting on the success of Chandrayaan-3, scientist Weeramuthuvel says, "This is the happiest moment in my life. Everyone's hard work has paid off," modestly downplaying his contribution. However, Weeramuthuvel and his team are being celebrated by parents, relatives and friends in his hometown.
Palanivelu, father of Weeramuthuvel, a retired railway employee, shed tears of joy at his son's contribution to ISRO's feat on Wednesday. In an interview given by his 70-year-old father Palanivelu, a resident of Villupuram, he said, "Persistence and dedication is the secret of my son's success. Veeramuthuvel has not come to Villupuram since he was appointed as the Chandrayaan-3 project director; he is engrossed in work. “He (Veeramuthuvel) studied from Class I to Class X at the Railway school in Villupuram. Later he joined a private college for diploma in Mechanical Engineering. "He graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from a private college in chennai and completed his master's degree in mechanical engineering from the old Regional college of Engineering (now National Institute of Technology) in Trichy," his father recalls Weeramuthuvel's progress.
"In 2003, he got an opportunity to work in HAL. But he turned down the opportunity because he wanted to work in isro," said Palanivelu.
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