Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari Has a Bizarre Suggestion, Says 'Teaching Sanskrit Shlokas to Students Can Prevent Rapes'
BJP MP Ganesh Singh earlier this month claimed that as per a research done by a US-based academic institution, speaking the Sanskrit language on a daily basis boosts the nervous system and keeps diabetes and cholesterol at bay.
Mumbai, December 21: Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari asked Nagpur University authorities to teach Sanskrit shlokas to prevent the occurrence of the rapes and other violent sexual atrocities that have been taking place across the country.
These comments were made by the governor during the inaugural ceremony of Nagpur University's Jamnalal Bajaj administrative Bhavan. According to a Times of India report, he was further explaining the difference between good and evil people, and how they abuse power and money. BJP MP Ganesh Singh Makes Bizarre Statement, Says 'Sanskrit Keeps Diabetes, Cholesterol at Bay'.
Earlier this month, a bizarre statement was made by BJP MP Ganesh Singh where he claimed that as per a research done by a US-based academic institution, speaking the Sanskrit language on a daily basis boosts the nervous system and keeps diabetes and cholesterol at bay.
In August this year, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal drew flak for his purported claim that the US-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) thinks the talking computers of future would only be able to speak in Sanskrit.
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