NEW DELHI, June 4 (TNS): We are living in a crazy time where Indian politicians just don’t leave a chance to shock the world by their knowledge and for some reason, most of them are obsessed with linking every modern invention/discovery to ancient India, the Mahabharata and Ramayana age, be it aircraft, nuclear bombs, plastic surgery, stem cell technology, satellites, internet and even now test tube babies existed during the so called golden ancient age.
Indian ruling party leader Dinesh Sharma said that Sita’s birth in the “Ramayana” was evidence of a “test-tube baby project”. In less than 24 hours, the top BJP leadership asked him to exercise restraint.
Addressing a function in Lucknow to mark Hindi Journalism Day, Sharma said: “Sitaji ka janm hua toh ghadey se hua… us samay test-tube baby ka koi na koi project raha hoga jo hal chalaya Janakji ne aur ghadey se baby nikli woh Sitaji ban gayi… ye jo aaj ka jo technology hai test-tube baby…woh raha hoga (Sita was born in a pitcher… must be some test-tube baby project at that time; when King Janak was ploughing his field, a pitcher was discovered and the baby found in it came to be known as Sitaji).” The video of Sharma’s speech has since gone viral.
BJP general secretary Bhupendra Yadav spoke to Sharma following instruction from the top leadership. A senior BJP functionary said Yadav conveyed to Dinesh Sharma the brass’s displeasure over his comment.
