Many are unaware that P Veeramuthuvel has a Rs 72 lakh home loan, however, the scientist decided to donate the amount he received as a reward to the institutions that helped him reach this stage in his career.
The award money will be donated equally to the alumni associations of four institutes - Elumalai Polytechnic College in Villupuram, Sri Sairam Engineering College, NIT- Trichy, and IIT-Madras.
Veeramuthuvel's qualities as a team man were evident after the successful launch of the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft on board the LVM3 rocket from Sriharikota on July 14. When called on stage to speak after the launch, he did not forget to mention his entire team
S Somnath, the chief of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) addressed the media shortly after the landing and shared praise for his team who made this possible.