"You Can Be Thrown Out": Before Row Over Book, What ISRO Chief Had Told NDTV

S Somanath has withdrawn the publication of his upcoming autobiography after a controversy over some alleged critical remarks about his predecessor K Sivan.

More than a month after S Somanath told NDTV in an exclusive interview that he had faced huge challenges in his career and hinted that his position in ISRO had been threatened and he could have been thrown out, the space agency chief has withdrawn the publication of his upcoming autobiography after a controversy over some alleged critical remarks about his predecessor K Sivan. 

In the interview with NDTV in September, after the success of Chandrayaan 3, the Indian Space Research Organisation chief had said, "... don't think everything was nice for me in my life... I also faced challenges in my personal life and official life. You (referring to himself) can be thrown out of an organisation... your position can be threatened (and) you are sometimes not even treated with great respect."

Mr Somanath said he had been criticised and his ability had been questioned, but he had taught himself to rise above the "silly acts" of some people.