Social Media Users Thank NASA For Revealing Hinduphobia, Here's Why

Pratima Roy, a woman of Indian-American descent who remains proud of her cultural roots. (photo: twitter @NASA)

JAKARTA - Two Indian-American space scientists selected by NASA as interns are receiving support on social media after they were brutally attacked by atheist and Hinduphobic groups who discovered problems with photos and a Hindu Goddess next to their workplace.

The controversy started when NASA posted a photo of Pratima Roy and Pooja Roy's intern on Twitter. Seeing the image, some social media users questioned NASA about the need to put up a stereotypical image of an Indian girl. Another part of the crowd denounced the idol's presence in the workspace of a NASA intern.

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Some social media users even doubted the intern's scientific temper given their beliefs. One Twitter account called 'Mission Ambedkar', posted, "After seeing this we said; Science ka naash kar diya NASA ne" (NASA has destroyed science).

In response to the bullying, Pratima replied on his Twitter in his own language. "The heinous attack on me and my sister is proof that Hinduphobia is real. My god is my inspiration to achieve bigger goals in my life. Science and Sanatana Dharma can coexist because we civilization is not/never dogmatic beyond reason", Pratima wrote on his Twitter account.

"It's no surprise that those who believe in the flat earth theory envy Hindu devout women who excel in science and technology. Continue. Your bigotry will make my faith stronger", added the NASA data analyst intern.

Pratima received massive support on social media, with many exposing the bigotry. Many users claim to be surprised by the level of Hinduphobia in the world.

They instead thanked NASA for helping to uncover Hinduphobia. In fact, many say there is no reason why Pratima's faith should be a reason to doubt his credentials for an internship at NASA.

Many say that when insulting a girl who is proud of her roots, so many people appear exposing their bigotry and racism.

In addition to an internship at NASA's Glenn Research Center, the two girls have also pursued Computer Engineering from the New York City College of Technology.

As part of their internship, the two girls are now on NASA's Artemis project, which aims to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024.