Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday hosted the family of Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, one of the mission pilots selected for Axiom Mission 4, at his official residence in Lucknow. Adityanath felicitated Shukla’s parents, Asha and Shambhu Dayal Shukla, and his sister, Suchi Mishra, praising the pilot’s achievement in securing a seat on the private crewed mission to the International Space Station. The Chief Minister described Shukla’s selection as a source of pride for the state and the country, according to an official statement. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Asha Shukla said the family was “delighted” by the Chief Minister’s gesture and noted that he commended her son for “doing so well.”
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Film producer Boney Kapoor called on Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath today, in Lucknow. (Pic: UP Information Department) https://t.co/8tpgeFxxuk