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'Hanumanji first to travel to space': Anurag Thakur’s interaction with student sparks row; DMK says 'science is not mythology'

IndiaTimes Monday, 25 August 2025 ()
During a National Space Day event, BJP MP Anurag Thakur sparked controversy by suggesting Hanuman was the first to travel to space, contradicting the widely accepted fact that Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.
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