Social-media whispers speculated that current ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan (whose term ends next year) could face early retirement amid reported launch-related issues. Names of possible successors, like directors of key centres such as VSSC or Space Applications Centre, including N.M. Desai, were floated informally. These remain unsubstantiated rumours with no official corroboration or movement. Dr. Narayanan continued in his role and presided over an official event the same day