On Friday, the Supreme Court of India held that scientist S Nambi Narayanan was unnecessarily arrested, harassed and subjected to mental cruelty in ISRO spy case. The SC also awarded Rs 50 lakh compensation to the ISRO scientist, for being subjected to harassment.

Welcoming the decision, BJP leader and RS MP Subramanian Swamy called him a ‘victim of international jealously’.

He wrote on Twitter: “I welcome the SC Orders on the Rocket Scientist Nambi Narayanan. He was a victim of the international jealousy against India’s capability to produce world’s cheapest satellite launching rocket launchers. Shame on UPA.”

I welcome the SC Orders on the Rocket Scientist Nambi Narayanan. He was a victim of the international jealousy against India’s capability to produce world’s cheapest satellite launching rocket launchers. Shame on UPA — Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) September 14, 2018

In 2013, the BJP had alleged that former Gujarat DGP R B Sreekumar had earlier fabricated the ISRO spy case of 1994 which he had probed while on deputation with the Intelligence Bureau.

BJP had alleged that Sreekumar levelled charges of fake encounters against the Narendra Modi's government as a quid pro quo for the UPA dispensation giving him a clean chit in ISRO spy case "fabricated" by him.

He was, however, given a clean chit by the UPA government in 2004. In return for this, The BJL alleged, he launched a tirade against the Modi government when he was posted back to his parent cadre, Gujarat.

The 76-year-old former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan had filed an appeal against the judgement of division bench of the Kerala High Court which had said no action was required to be taken against the former DGP and two retired Superintendents of Police, K K Joshua and S Vijayan, who were held allegedly responsible by the CBI for his illegal arrest.

He has said the division bench had "failed to appreciate the real undercurrent that passed through the mind of the apex court, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the single judge of high court in their verdict and on untenable reasons, quashed the order of the single judge".