Indian judge claims peacocks don't have sex, swallow tears to get pregnant

Rajasthan’s Justice Mahesh Sharma has also asked Indian govt to declare cow as the national animal

An Indian high court judge is being ridiculed after he claimed the peacock was chosen as India's national bird because "it's considered pious" and follows "life-long celibacy".

Rajasthan Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma's comments came after he urged that cows should replace the tiger as the national animal because "it's also holy". Sharma told TV channels that "the peahen gets pregnant" only by "swallowing the tears of the peacock".

“Peacock too has his qualities. He is a life-long celibate. He does not indulge in sex with peahen. The peahen gives birth after it gets impregnated with the tears of the peacock,” he said.



“A peacock or a peahen is then born... Lord Krishna used peacock’s feather for celibacy of the bird,” he added.

#WATCH Jaipur: Peahens and peacocks don't have sex, the peacock cries then peahen drinks those tears and gets pregnant-Justice M Sharma pic.twitter.com/Tph1lzNZqD

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2017

Mahesh’s statement ignited debate on social media with many Indians questioning how a high court judge can pass such irrational comments.

Wow! What a progressive thinking?This guy represents the judiciary system of India.

— HS 🇮🇳 (@himanshudr) May 31, 2017

Not his fault, he grew up in the bollywood movie era when touching two flowers used to give kids.🤣🤣🤣

— Sudarshan (@sudarshankhan) June 1, 2017

It is due to such nincompoops the society is going to the docks. Every time they propound a new theory for their parochial gains.

— Kamal Kishore Srivastava (@Lotuskks) June 1, 2017

Deserve some higher Rank for such a brilliant idea. Hope Modi/Raj Govt would not ignore such brilliant people.

— Gurvinder Gaba (@GurvinderGaba) May 31, 2017

This makes it pretty clear why proceedings of courts are not allowed to be recorded. Every hearing of such judges will go viral otherwise 😂

— Pyaar Se Mario (@SquareGas) May 31, 2017

Indian Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted: “Cow intakes oxygen, emits oxygen. Peacock is a brahmachari. Some wise words from Judge saab. Must correct our textbooks ASAP.”

Cow intakes oxygen, emits oxygen. Peacock is a brahmachari. Some wise words from Judge saab. Must correct our textbooks ASAP. https://t.co/XHmR1iFqEX

— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) May 31, 2017

Earlier, the Rajasthan judge urged the government to make efforts for declaring cow as the national animal of India. “I spoke with conscience. Our religious texts tell us how important cow is. Even its dung and urine are beneficial to us”, Mahesh said.



India’s Hindu nationalists revere cow as a sacred animal and many Muslims have been killed in the country for either eating beef or transporting the animal for the purpose.