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Question
Who said to whom and when?
“Can we give up God’s abode for such a great scientific mission?”
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Solution
Reverend Father Pereira said this to the people in the Church, one Sunday after Dr Sarabhai and Dr Kalam approached him to request the people to give up the church land for the building of a space research centre.
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