Malayalam actor Lena revealed on her Instagram account that hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi named Indian Air Force Fighter Pilot Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair as one of the four astronauts undergoing training for the groundbreaking Gaganyaan mission.
The ‘Sneham’ actor also shared a photograph of her and Nair posing with the ISRO Chairman S Somanath.
In a post on the social media platform, she said that she was waiting for this important announcement to let the world know that she had married Nair through an arranged marriage on January 17.
Lena said that Nair being awarded with the Astronaut Wing by the PM is a “historic moment of pride.”
“Today, on 27th February 2024, our Prime Minister, Modi ji, conferred the First Indian Astronaut Wings to Indian Air Force Fighter Pilot, Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair. It is an immense moment of pride for our Country, our State of Kerala, and for Me.
“I waited for this announcement to convey that I had entered into wedlock with Prasanth on the 17th of January 2024, in an orthodox style through arranged marriage,” added the actor to maintain confidentiality officially required in the matter.
Nair’s family, which is from Nenmara in Palakkad district, was not available for immediate comment.
Earlier in the day, the residents of Nenmara exploded in joy as the Prime Minister announced the names of four astronauts, and it included Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair. The other three astronauts are Group Captains Angad Pratap, Ajit Krishnan, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla.
