New Delhi, July 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mondya praised 'Skyroot's space start-up while taking an indirect swipe at 56-year-old youth Rahul Gandhi, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha.

"India's youth have embarked on a new journey into space. I was told that the average age of the entire team working at the 'Skyroot' startup is merely 28 years. Young people like these have accomplished this feat. I am not speaking of a 56-year-old youth," PM Modi said in his remarks ahead of Monsoon session of Parliament.

Skyroot Aerospace is a Hyderabad-based private space manufacturer and the first Indian company to successfully launch an orbital rocket, the Vikram-1, which completed its historic maiden flight on July 18, 2026.

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