Anurag Thakur, the leader of BJP and the former Minister of Trade unions, aroused reactions to social media after saying that Lord Hanuman can be considered “first travel in space”. During an event at the Himachal Pradesh school 23. August, a five -time deputy made this controversial statement.
In a viral video, the 50 -year -old is seen to address students on the occasion of the National Space Day at the PM Shri school, where he asked, “Antriksh Main Yatra Karne Wala Pehl Kaun Tela? (Who was the first traveler of the universe?”
Community notes X pointed out a mistake and provided control of the facts: “Yuri Gagarin was the first traveler of the universe.”
This statement has triggered an online rush of reaction, as the user said: “Instead of correcting children, you told them that Hanuman was the first cosmic traveler with this frivolous smile. It was Yuri Gagarin. Stop playing with the innocent I think.”
Another user noted: “All children gave bad answers. The first man to travel to space is Yuri Gagarin and not Neil Armstrong (the first man traveling to the moon). But you did not fix them. Faith and science are different objects.
The third commentary is: “Science is not mythology. The young mind in the classroom in the classroom is an insult to the knowledge, reason and spirit of the scientific mood anchored in our constitution. The Indian future lies in the care of curiosity, not confusing the fact with the Bajek.”
The fourth user replied: “The worst government for Indian education. The cancellation of damage will take decades.”
The fifth user said: “For record: Yuri Gagarin (1961) was the first man in space, Valentina Tereshkova (1963) the first woman, Rrakesh Sharma (1984) First India and Kalpana Chawl’s first Indian female astronaut.”
Netizens quickly came up with cheerful memes, gifs and jokes.
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
Yuri Gagarin, the first space traveler from the Soviet Union, on board Vostok 1 completed one orbit of the Earth 12. April 1961. “His vehicle, Vostok 1 circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour with a flight lasting 108 minutes,” Nasa said. The astronaut, who finished the first successful crew space, was fired from the spacecraft and landed with a parachute.
(Tagstotranslate) Yuri Gagarin
