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Top 10 things overheard after India’s first moon mission

October 22, 2008 posted by indiatime |

1. India’s feminists blasted the government and the press for calling the lunar mission an unmanned mission - “…Why call this an unmanned mission when it is also an unwomanned mission? In fact, aren’t two of three most famous Indian astronauts women? Or is it because ‘men are from mars’? Then when we fly a mission to venus, can we at least then call it unwomanned mission?…”

2. India’s communist leaders reiterated their position that the lunar mission was a hoax. “..Wait till they start flashing pictures of moon on TV. Those moon pictures will look a lot like Ramnagar village in Sholay…”, one CPI leader blurted. Some senior CPI leaders accused the government of executing the moon launch to help the economic crisis in the United States.

3. Mamta Banerjee is upset that the Govt of India has already granted a major portion of lunar land to Tata. She is also asking the government to clarify why Tatas alone have been given permission to build lunar landrovers.

4. Congratulating India’s scientists, Karunanidhi, Tamilnadu’s chief minister, told the media that the moon mission will finally destroy the myth of Hindu mythology. “I have been telling our people that Hindu Gods did not exist”, he said, “this moon mission is a clear sign that there is no such thing as God Chandra“.

5. Sena leaders in Mumbai were livid when someone mentioned about India’s date with the moon. ‘Amchi Moonbai’, they shouted.

6. Human resources minister Arjun Singh congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization and announced that the government soon planned to open 20 additional space research organizations all around India. “There is a lot of space”, he said.

7. Health minister Ramadoss is proposing a ban on public smoking on the moon. Speaking to the reporters in the capital, he expressed his concern, telling them that ’smoking while mooning can be hazardous and injurious to health’.

8. Also speaking to the press in the capital, Sheila Dixit, New Delhi’s chief minister expressed her dismay at the early morning launch of the lunar mission. Traveling in space so early in the morning can be unsafe, she pointed out, adding that space is already known to be unsafe and there was no need to be this adventurous.

9. When asked to comment on India’s first lunar launch, home minister Shivraj Patil said, “Whoever has done this, they are enemies of humanity and enemies of India….They want to destroy peace in our society. . . . We will take the toughest action against them…..Tuesday’s blast was very big. …we will have to see who is behind this”

10. “What’s next for India after Chandrayaan-1″, the foreign press asked India’s president. “Two”, she said with her trademark hand gesture.


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  1. ritik on October 22, 2008 7:06 am

    Hilarious. I love the part about home minister Patil.

  2. jacobr on October 22, 2008 5:33 pm

    Chandrayaan mission is a moment of great pride for all Indians. India is 40 years late coming to the scene, but Indian scientists achieved this for a lot less money than americans and russians. Three cheers!

  3. sam on October 22, 2008 7:32 pm

    Very Funny..I like the last one too.[ I mean.."TWO" ]

  4. Chandrayaan-1: India's First Mission to the Moon - Indian Domain Names Forum on October 28, 2008 12:07 am

    [...] Re: Chandrayaan-1: India’s First Mission to the Moon I just read a funny and creative list published by It’s IndiaTime regarding India’s moon mission. You can read it at: Top 10 things overheard after India’s first moon mission : It’s Indiatime [...]

  5. Ramesh Srivats on November 6, 2008 9:39 am

    Hilarious. Loved the thought of Ramadoss banning smoking on the moon. Haha. You can read my take on our beloved minister at http://www.rameshsrivats.net/2008/11/ramadoss-meets-devadoss.html

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