Rama, Krishna, Ganesha are not Brahmins: Ananth Kumar Hegde
“Ravana is from Brahmin community”
Bengaluru, October 02: “Rama, Krishna, Ganesha whom we offer pooja are not Brahmins. But Ravana is from Brahmin community”, said Union Skills Development Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde.
Inaugurating a Sanskrit programme organized by the Mythri Sanskrit Samskriti Prathisthana at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in the city on Tuesday, the Union Minister said that Rama, Krishna, Ganapathi were not Brahmins. But Ravana was from Brahmin community. There was no temple for Ravana, but Rama, Krishna and Ganapathi have temples, he said.
“Sanskrit is not just a language. It is a power. Sanskrit is very essential to lead a cultured life. Sanskrit is the only language which accepted by computers. Europe and other countries have evinced interest in learning Sanskrit. But there is no value for Sanskrit in India. Sanskrit has its influence on majority of the languages in the world. Sanskrit is the medicine for immoral acts. But some vested interests have been trying to project Sanskrit as the language of Brahmins. So, there was no threat to the country from the illiterates or educated. But the country should be protected from the educated demons”, he said.
Those vested interests have been projecting Arya as a caste and they were emigrants who came from Middle Asia. But the word ‘Arya’ had come from the word ‘Aryan’ which means the best human being. But those who do not know this have been making false propaganda”, he alleged.
Film actors Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Suchendra Prasad, businessman S Shadakshari, writer MS Narasimhamurthy and others were present.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
