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BJP minister mocked for saying ancient Indians invented internet
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb. Photo: Indian Express
An Indian minister has been mocked after he claimed the internet was invented thousands of years ago by ancient Indians.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb while addressing a public function on Tuesday evening said the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata indicated that ancient India had internet and satellite communications.
"Internet and satellite communication had existed in the days of Mahabharata. How could Sanjaya (the charioteer of King Dhritarashtra) give a detailed account and description to the blind king about the battle of Kurukshetra? It means internet was there, the satellites and that technology was there in this country at that time," he said.
The BJP leader further said that European nations and the United States may claim that it is their invention, but it is actually India's technology.
"Internet and satellite system had existed in India millions of years ago. The richest culture belongs to our nation and I feel proud of it. Even today in internet and software technology, we are ahead. See Microsoft, it may be a US company but most of its engineers are all from our country," he added.
However, his comments did not find many takers and "Tripura CM Biplap Deb" started trending on Twitter with several mocking him.
Audrey Truschke
✔@AudreyTruschke
https://twitter.com/AudreyTruschke/status/986330549856989185
This raises a few questions. Why didn't Abhimanyu ask Quora how to escape the Chakravyuha? Why did Sanjay narrate the Kurukshetra War when Siri could have done it? Also, Krishna really should have streamed the Bhagavad-Gita on Facebook Live. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/internet-existed-in-the-days-of-mahabharata-tripura-cm-biplab-deb/articleshow/63803490.cms … #Mahabharata
10:48 PM - Apr 17, 2018
Internet existed in the days of Mahabharata: Tripura CM Biplab Deb
Deb while taking part in a programme of public distribution said, "India is using internet since a long time.
economictimes.indiatimes.com
Arif Rafiq@ArifCRafiq
https://twitter.com/ArifCRafiq/status/986445853148831745
The chief minister of India’s Tripura state says that his country has been using the Internet since the era of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
So I think that would mean around the 10th century BC.
No wonder India leads the world in trolls.https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/internet-existed-in-the-days-of-mahabharata-tripura-cm-biplab-deb/articleshow/63803490.cms …
cc: @algore
6:26 AM - Apr 18, 2018
Internet existed in the days of Mahabharata: Tripura CM Biplab Deb
Deb while taking part in a programme of public distribution said, "India is using internet since a long time.
economictimes.indiatimes.com
Kshitij Nagar@KshitijNagar
https://twitter.com/KshitijNagar/status/986442192527831040
Well I hope they at-least had better #bandwidth than what present day #ISPs offer...#internet #bizarre #HeadlineGrabbinghttps://www.news18.com/news/india/internet-not-new-to-india-existed-during-mahabharata-days-tripura-cm-biplab-deb-1721395.html …
6:12 AM - Apr 18, 2018
Internet Not New to India, Used in Mahabharata to Share Battle Updates: Tripura CM Biplab Deb
Deb said that the blind king Dhritarashtra would get regular updates about the battles of Kurukshetra sitting at a faraway castle through Sanjay, who was also nowhere near the battlefield and this...
news18.com
Richy Ks@RiChY_RiCcHh
https://twitter.com/RiChY_RiCcHh/status/986513165465759745
Imagining Lord krishna using whatsapp. #BiplabDeb #Mahabharat #TripuraCM
10:54 AM - Apr 18, 2018
Sanjay@karansanju
https://twitter.com/karansanju/status/986516073498357760
One more idiot from @BJP4India Internet and satellite existed since Mahabharata era, claims Tripura CM Biplab Deb
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/internet-and-satellite-existed-since-mahabharata-era-claims-tripura-cm/articleshow/63808175.cms?utm_campaign=andapp&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=twitter.com …
11:05 AM - Apr 18, 2018
Internet and satellite existed since Mahabharata era, claims Tripura CM Biplab Deb - Times of India
AGARTALA: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb claimed that internet and satellite are not something new but existed since the Mahabharata era.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
However, even after criticism, Deb stood by his claim. According to NDTV, the minister defended his statement and spoke against "narrow minded people who find it tough to believe this."
"Every Indian should have a common thinking that India is best and superior country all around the world," he said. "My country had the technology years ago, which no country had. I am proud of that and I think every Indian should feel proud. I want to repeat that we should accept the truth and should not get confused."
The Tripura Chief Minister joins a fairly long list of Indian ministers belonging to the ruling BJP, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who have claimed several scientific or technological achievements were invented many centuries ago by Indians.
Modi in 2014 told a gathering of doctors and medical staff that cosmetic surgery existed in ancient India.
Further, in September 2017, junior education minister Satyapal Singh raised eyebrows when he claimed that the aeroplane was first mentioned in the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana.
https://www.geo.tv/latest/191636-bj...cient-indians-invented-internet?5ad71d7b37e61
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb. Photo: Indian Express
An Indian minister has been mocked after he claimed the internet was invented thousands of years ago by ancient Indians.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb while addressing a public function on Tuesday evening said the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata indicated that ancient India had internet and satellite communications.
"Internet and satellite communication had existed in the days of Mahabharata. How could Sanjaya (the charioteer of King Dhritarashtra) give a detailed account and description to the blind king about the battle of Kurukshetra? It means internet was there, the satellites and that technology was there in this country at that time," he said.
The BJP leader further said that European nations and the United States may claim that it is their invention, but it is actually India's technology.
"Internet and satellite system had existed in India millions of years ago. The richest culture belongs to our nation and I feel proud of it. Even today in internet and software technology, we are ahead. See Microsoft, it may be a US company but most of its engineers are all from our country," he added.
However, his comments did not find many takers and "Tripura CM Biplap Deb" started trending on Twitter with several mocking him.
Audrey Truschke
✔@AudreyTruschke
https://twitter.com/AudreyTruschke/status/986330549856989185
This raises a few questions. Why didn't Abhimanyu ask Quora how to escape the Chakravyuha? Why did Sanjay narrate the Kurukshetra War when Siri could have done it? Also, Krishna really should have streamed the Bhagavad-Gita on Facebook Live. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/internet-existed-in-the-days-of-mahabharata-tripura-cm-biplab-deb/articleshow/63803490.cms … #Mahabharata
10:48 PM - Apr 17, 2018
Internet existed in the days of Mahabharata: Tripura CM Biplab Deb
Deb while taking part in a programme of public distribution said, "India is using internet since a long time.
economictimes.indiatimes.com
Arif Rafiq@ArifCRafiq
https://twitter.com/ArifCRafiq/status/986445853148831745
The chief minister of India’s Tripura state says that his country has been using the Internet since the era of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
So I think that would mean around the 10th century BC.
No wonder India leads the world in trolls.https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/internet-existed-in-the-days-of-mahabharata-tripura-cm-biplab-deb/articleshow/63803490.cms …
cc: @algore
6:26 AM - Apr 18, 2018
Internet existed in the days of Mahabharata: Tripura CM Biplab Deb
Deb while taking part in a programme of public distribution said, "India is using internet since a long time.
economictimes.indiatimes.com
Kshitij Nagar@KshitijNagar
https://twitter.com/KshitijNagar/status/986442192527831040
Well I hope they at-least had better #bandwidth than what present day #ISPs offer...#internet #bizarre #HeadlineGrabbinghttps://www.news18.com/news/india/internet-not-new-to-india-existed-during-mahabharata-days-tripura-cm-biplab-deb-1721395.html …
6:12 AM - Apr 18, 2018
Internet Not New to India, Used in Mahabharata to Share Battle Updates: Tripura CM Biplab Deb
Deb said that the blind king Dhritarashtra would get regular updates about the battles of Kurukshetra sitting at a faraway castle through Sanjay, who was also nowhere near the battlefield and this...
news18.com
Richy Ks@RiChY_RiCcHh
https://twitter.com/RiChY_RiCcHh/status/986513165465759745
Imagining Lord krishna using whatsapp. #BiplabDeb #Mahabharat #TripuraCM
10:54 AM - Apr 18, 2018
Sanjay@karansanju
https://twitter.com/karansanju/status/986516073498357760
One more idiot from @BJP4India Internet and satellite existed since Mahabharata era, claims Tripura CM Biplab Deb
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/internet-and-satellite-existed-since-mahabharata-era-claims-tripura-cm/articleshow/63808175.cms?utm_campaign=andapp&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=twitter.com …
11:05 AM - Apr 18, 2018
Internet and satellite existed since Mahabharata era, claims Tripura CM Biplab Deb - Times of India
AGARTALA: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb claimed that internet and satellite are not something new but existed since the Mahabharata era.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
However, even after criticism, Deb stood by his claim. According to NDTV, the minister defended his statement and spoke against "narrow minded people who find it tough to believe this."
"Every Indian should have a common thinking that India is best and superior country all around the world," he said. "My country had the technology years ago, which no country had. I am proud of that and I think every Indian should feel proud. I want to repeat that we should accept the truth and should not get confused."
The Tripura Chief Minister joins a fairly long list of Indian ministers belonging to the ruling BJP, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who have claimed several scientific or technological achievements were invented many centuries ago by Indians.
Modi in 2014 told a gathering of doctors and medical staff that cosmetic surgery existed in ancient India.
Further, in September 2017, junior education minister Satyapal Singh raised eyebrows when he claimed that the aeroplane was first mentioned in the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana.
https://www.geo.tv/latest/191636-bj...cient-indians-invented-internet?5ad71d7b37e61
