Prime Minister Narendra Modi spotlighted that the average age of team members at Skyroot Aerospace, a private space company which scripted history with VIKRAM-1, India’s first private rocket to reach orbit over the weekend, is 28 years. He then made it clear that he is not talking about some “56-year-old youth”, an indirect reference to Rahul Gandhi, who is referred to as a youth leader.
“India’s youth have taken a new flight into space; it is a tremendous success. The average age of the entire team of young people working at Skyroot is 28 years,” PM Modi said in his customary remarks ahead of the Monsoon session.
“I am not talking about a 56-year-old ‘youngster’,” PM Modi said, taking a swipe at the Leader of Opposition, who turned 56 this June.
Narendra Modi, then the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate, in the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, introduced the phrase “56-inch chest”, implying immense strength, courage. The Congress has used the phrase to attack the Prime Minister.
