THOOTHUKUDI/TIRUNELVELI: The DMK has condemned former BJP minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur for his remark that Hanuman was the first person to reach space.
Replying to reporters in Tirunelveli on Monday, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said the remark reflected Thakur’s personal views and that he would not react to them.
Poyyamozhi added, “Those who wish to join us on the path guided by knowledge are welcome to come along with us (Tamil Nadu).” In a post on X on August 24, DMK leader Kanimozhi said, “Science is not mythology.
To mislead young minds in classrooms is an insult to knowledge, reason and the spirit of scientific temper enshrined in our Constitution. India’s future lies in nurturing curiosity, not confusing fact with fable.”
While addressing students on National Space Day in Himachal Pradesh, Thakur had said Hanuman could be considered the “first one to travel in space.”
Even though students said it was Neil Armstrong, Thakur asked them to look beyond textbooks to connect with India’s traditions.