Patna, Saturday, January 28, 2012: Former ISRO Chief G Madhavan Nair, who has been barred from any government work for his alleged lapse in the Antrix-Devas deal, stepped down from the post of chairman of the board of governors of the upcoming Indian Institute of Technology, Patna.

The government decided to bar Nair and three other former ISRO scientists from any government work for their alleged lapses in the Antrix-Devas deal.

“I came here to say goodbye. I am voluntarily stepping down. This college is very close to my heart and it’s my moral responsibility to give them the message. I have nothing to do with the government. It has hurt me very badly. I have not been told anything by the government so far,” the top space scientist told on Friday.

Sources said Nair refused to chair the meeting of the board but was persuaded to stay on as he was associated with the planning for the college for a long time.

(News agency)