Later the same year, during the general assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Paris, Eddington continued to promote his criticism of Chandrasekhar's theory. Chandrasekhar would later comment in an interview that Eddington made fun of his theory during the conference. Chandrasekhar appealed to Henry Norris Russell, the president of the assembly, but he convinced Chandrasekhar to not reply to Eddington's remarks. At the end of the meeting Eddington went to say "I am sorry if I hurt you" to Chandrasekhar.