This is just heart-wrenching. I think the ISRO chairman, K. Sivan was close to tears after briefing Modi. Tense atm… https://t.co/Ok3hrC9uM3 — Chandra R. Srikanth (@chandrarsrikant) 1567802055000

#ProudOfISRO I couldn't stop my tears when PM Modi Hugged Kailasavadivoo Sivan The Chair Person of the Indian Space… https://t.co/ynewIgyb1F — Totlani Krishan (@kktotlani) 1567825929000

@ANI @isro @PMOIndia this is an awesome and truly emotional impromptu gesture from the best PM we ever had... Feels… https://t.co/Ugclyw2Uq3 — manoj joshi (@manoj6sigma) 1567827323000

K Sivan cried, Narendra Modi almost did. What unites them is both are sons of the soil, coming from very ordinary b… https://t.co/KKHLaw8ZQf — Vinayak (@vinayak_jain) 1567827653000

Leadership they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School. Proud of PM Modi, Mr Sivan and his ISRO team… https://t.co/rz1BrhT7ut — Skipper 🇮🇳 (@SeaSkipper) 1567827023000

Emotional Moment: Indian PM Modi Hugs ISRO Chief K. Sivan who cried after 2nd moon mission couldn't complete it's m… https://t.co/pe0Y5GLuP2 — ROHIT SHARMA FAN CLUB NEPAL (@imro45fannepal) 1567830437000

PM Narendra Modi hugged and consoled ISRO Chief K Sivan after he(Sivan) broke down.!! This is making us cry. K Si… https://t.co/lLgwEpEytl — Sanjeev Chauhan (@Sanjeev50638216) 1567833968000

One of the most powerful images of the day. Dr. K Sivan lets the emotions of so many sleepless nights get the bette… https://t.co/hU6CBdm2vO — Saurav (@IngGooner) 1567827484000

#ISROMissions #Chandrayaan2 Those tears of K Sivan on the arms of our prime minister breaks the heart 😭Big hearted… https://t.co/psEQp88DLe — Udhya Raghavan (@RaghavanUdhya) 1567826088000

NEW DELHI: The image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugging and consoling an emotional Isro chief were all over the social media on Saturday, with several Twitter users praising the PM's gesture.Isro chairman K Sivan broke down when PM Modi was leaving the Bengaluru-based space agency after interacting with the scientists over a last-minute setback that led to the loss of lander Vikram as it was attempting to soft-land on the lunar surface.Modi, who was surrounded by his security personnel, was moving towards his car when Sivan approached him to thank the Prime Minister for his morale-boosting speech to scientists. However, the Isro chairman failed to hold back his emotions and broke down.Without any second thought, Modi hugged Sivan and consoled him.The video of PM Modi hugging and consoling the Isro chief drew emotional responses from Twitter users. Here are some of them: