Union Minister Smriti Irani's "request" to IITs or Indian Institutes of Technology to teach Sanskrit has provoked sharp reactions from opposition parties. Manish Sisodia who is the Deputy CM of Delhi mocked her on tweets. The twees are listed below,
One should understand Sanskrit is the only language which can compete with C++, Java, SOL, Python, Javascript...1/2 https://t.co/QhYq3PcuZy
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) April 26, 2016
All computers in India using languages like C+, Java, SOL, Python..should b declared antinational once IITians learn working in sanskrit.2/2
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) April 26, 2016
Ms.Irani, who is the Education Minister told Parliament yesterday that IITs have been asked to tech Sanskrit to facilitate the study of science and technology as reflected in its literature. D.Raja who is Left parliamentarian said, "Why just Sanskrit ? Why not Tamil ?The government should take Parliament into confidence as this is a policy matter.
Pramod Tiwari who is Congress Leader said, ""I don't think an IIT engineer will need Sanskrit in his profession. It is not right to force something like this."
