South Connect : Former ISRO scientist receive compensation worth Rs 50 lakh from Kerala govt

Episode 46,   Oct 11, 2018, 08:52 AM

Former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan received compensation of Rs 50 lakh from the Kerala government on Tuesday, asa directed by the Supreme Court. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan presented the compensation himself to the scientist, who was wrongly accused of spying on India, thus plunging his life and career in uncertainty. The Supreme Court on September 14 had ordered the government pay Rs 50 lakh as compensation to Nambi within eight weeks for the mental trauma he was forced to undergo.