Union Minister Rejects Darwin Theory Again, Says 'Our Ancestors Were Not Apes'

Union Minister Satyapal Singh has done it again! He has made a statement that is not only controversial, but also challenges theory of evolution as a whole. He has now claimed that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution of man was "scientifically wrong". He believes that his "ancestors were not apes".

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The junior minister in the human resource ministry criticised those who attacked him over his comments and said "it's not scientific temper to condemn the point of view of another person".

"I am a science student and I have completed my PhD in Chemistry. Who all were the ones speaking against me? And, how many people stood by me? We should be compelled to think. We get scared of the press. If not today, tomorrow. If not tomorrow, then in 10-20 years, people will accept what I said. At least, I believe that my ancestors were not apes," Satyapal Singh said at a book launch.

"It's not scientific temper to condemn the point of another person. Give it a thought," the minister added. Singh had a few months ago said Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was wrong and the changes need to reflect in school and college curriculum, drawing ridicule.

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The former Mumbai police commissioner said he was "proud to be an educated politician" and it was the "good fortune" of the country that a "nationalist government with a nationalist mindset" is in power, reported news agency PTI.

He said 99 per cent of the universities abroad "misinterpret, mistranslate" Hinduism. "I am writing a book... And there will be a chapter on this. We will not take help from any Westerner. We will give validations and documentary evidence, and we will prove what we are saying is right. Did any of our sages ask any professor from England to validate his point?" the minister said.