AGARTALA, April 17 (TIWN): "Not US and other Western Countries, but the internet was invented by India before lakhs of years", such has been claimed by Tripura BJP Chief Minister Biplab Deb while addressing in a regional workshop on PDS.

"Many may decline the fact, but if internet was not there, how Sanjay (a figure of Mahabharata) could see the Kurukshetra war and describe Dritarashtra about that ? That means internet was there, Satellite was there", Chief Minister said at Pragna Bhawan.

"I feel proud that I was born in such a country which is much advanced in technology", CM added.

"The countries, which claim them as the best countries are hiring India's talents to upgrade their software mechanism", he said. 

Chief Minister was addressing in a workshop on 'PDS Computerization and Reforms'. 

Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland representatives attended the workshop with Tripura at the Pragna Bhawan.