New DELHI: A politician who claimed that the internet was invented in ancient India evoked ridicule among Twitter users on Wednesday."Internet and satellite communication had existed in the days of Mahabharata,"Biplab Deb, chief minister of the north-eastern state of Tripura, had said Tuesday during a function in the state capital Agartala. The ancient epic of Mahabharata is thousands of years old and is one of Hinduism's important texts built around a dynastic struggle and a crucial war. Videos of Deb's comments at the public function have been widely circulated on social media and aired on television channels. (dpa)
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Twitterati ridicule minister for 'India invented internet'claim
Apr 19, 2018
New DELHI: A politician who claimed that the internet was invented in ancient India evoked ridicule among Twitter users on Wednesday."Internet and satellite communication had existed in the days of Mahabharata,"Biplab Deb, chief minister of the north-eastern state of Tripura, had said Tuesday during a function in the state capital Agartala. The ancient epic of Mahabharata is thousands of years old and is one of Hinduism's important texts built around a dynastic struggle and a crucial war. Videos of Deb's comments at the public function have been widely circulated on social media and aired on television channels. (dpa)