The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3’s lunar lander on the southern surface of the moon marks a historic achievement.
Through this, India has become the first country to achieve landing on the southern surface of the moon. Israel, which contributed to this achievement, is ecstatic with pride for its scientists who played a part in this endeavor.
However, after the successful landing of the Vikram lander, journalist Sophie Gorkoran’s opinion posted on the social media platform sparked a significant controversy.
Following the start of the debate regarding aid from England to India, the hashtag trend “45 trillion” emerged.
Because of India’s successful space program, we should not send aids to India from England. This is the time for us to regain our money,” expressed the journalist in that article, which was posted on the ex-Twitter (previously Twitter) platform.
As this post started to go viral, users in India began to respond. They pointed out that the money invested in India should also be returned from England, stating that the amount should be repaid not only from India but also from England. They mentioned that the mentioned amount is 45 trillion dollars.
During the period of 1765-1938, it was revealed in a research conducted by the eminent economist Utsa Patnaik that a total of 45 trillion dollars were drained from India to England. This information came to light following the publication of this research article, which was released by the Colombo-based Press of the University of Columbia.
Currently, as a result of the journalist’s post, Indians have shared the hashtag “45 trillion” virally. One user engaged in a conversation, stating that you asked India for 2.5 billion dollars, deducting which leaves 44.997 trillion dollars, suggesting that you should return that amount to India. Another user posted, “Return our Kohinoor diamond as well,” engaging in a light-hearted conversation.
The mentioned amount of 45 trillion dollars, highlighted by Indian users, is currently 15 times more than England’s total overseas assets, as indicated in the context.
