Internet existed in 'Mahabharata' period: Tripura CM Biplab Deb

Tripura Chief Minister Bipbab Kumar Deb on Tuesday said that internet and satellite communication existed during the  'Mahabharata' period. Speaking at a public function in Agartala, he asserted that it is wrong to say that it was Europeans and Americans who invented those technologies. 
 
"During the 'Mahabharata' period, Sanjaya was narrating to Dhritarashtra the happenings in the war. What does that mean? The technology was there, the internet was there and the satellite was there. How else could he see it? At that time, in this country technology existed... You [the Europeans and Americans] did not invent this first but it existed millions of years ago in this country," he said.
 

Twitterverse, as usual, took a dig at Deb. A right-wing thinker Anand Ranganathan criticised the comment saying that "This government might go down in history as one with the BEST collection of muppets EVER given a job to run the nation." He added his tweet to the thread which is the collection of BJP leaders controversial takes on science. The thread starts with PM Modi's comment that genetic science existed during the days of 'Mahabharat'.
 

Agree. What didn't exist during the Mahabharata period, though, was total unrestrained cataclysmic nutty as a fruitcake unhinged batshit STUPIDITY.

I repeat. This government might go down in history as one with the BEST collection of muppets EVER given a job to run the nation. pic.twitter.com/c0SQje1eQu

— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) April 18, 2018

 
An accountant Mubashir came to 'help' Deb by providing evidence of  Skype usage during 'Mahabharat'. He tweeted a video song from the 1957 Telugu movie 'Mayabazar starring N. T. Rama Rao and Savitri. 

Internet and use of Skype in times of Mahabharata, Bhakts should RT this proudly 🙏 pic.twitter.com/KOqaTgCeFq

— Mubashir (@rubusmubu) April 17, 2018

+ Alexander of Macedonia heading towards India, on hearing that there is broadband internet (“indernettaha:” in sanskrit)

Picture posted on ancient indian instagram (“gurugram”) by king porus’ IT cell, in the year 327 BC pic.twitter.com/BhzZdVwlAA

— The Last Caveman (@CarDroidusMax) April 18, 2018

Sanjay narrating current situation on cash crunch & violence against Women during Mahabharata to the blind King Dhritarashtra.(420 BCE) pic.twitter.com/PjRu9OSuQ0

— History of India (@RealHistoryPic) April 18, 2018

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Looks like Kaliyug has arrived for the scientific minds in Tripura.

Internet existed in the days of Mahabharata: Tripura CM Biplab Deb https://t.co/gqKDklEVCK

— Priyank Kharge (@PriyankKharge) April 18, 2018

Dhritarashtra's Pendrive 😀😀#Tripura pic.twitter.com/T08jZ9wTaF

— Arnab Goswami (@unoffarnab) April 18, 2018

EVMs are rigged says opposition.

BJP- EVMs existed in the days of Mahabharata. It was brought from Mount Kailash. So if you accuse EVMs, you are accusing our Gods.

— Lijo Joy لجو جوی (@lijojoy_) April 17, 2018

With advanced security. They even streamed the war on Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg confirmed this in last week's testimony pic.twitter.com/Vx3JgLIo0r

— Indian Atheists (@IndianAtheists) April 18, 2018

Deb on Wednesday told ANI that "narrow minded people find it tough to believe this. They want to belittle their own nation & think highly of other countries. Believe the truth. Don't get confused & don't confuse others."  Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy stepped in to defend Deb by saying that CM's "observations about the happenings of the Puranic period are topical."

Tripura Chief Minister’s observations about the happenings of the Puranic period are topical. It is virtually impossible to conceive of devices like ‘Divya drishti’,Pushpaka Ratha’,etc without some kind of prototype and study thereon

— Tathagata Roy (@tathagata2) April 18, 2018

BJP, led by Deb, who was its state president stormed into power in Tripura in March after defeating decades-long rule by CPI(M).