A tweet by Indian film maker Mahesh Bhatt making remarks about Gautam Buddha being born in India has sparked outrage in Twitter.

“Buddha was born in India but his teachings flowered in Japan. The spirit of Buddha is alive in Hiroshima Peace Museum,” Bhatt tweeted on Tuesday.

Buddha was born in India but his teachings flowered in Japan.The spirit of Buddha is alive in Hiroshima Peace Museum pic.twitter.com/AUnEdPFSj9

— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) February 9, 2016

The tweet got 130 retweets and 325 likes, with multiple comments by Nepali tweetaratis protesting his claims.

@MaheshNBhatt what a straight lie. This is so unexpected from the man like you. Buddha was not born in your country. He was born in Nepal.

— amrit (@YatriAmrit) February 9, 2016

@chooter_singh @MaheshNBhatt oh so I was born in Nepal & now studying in the USA!! That means I was born in USA ? Lol doesn't make sense.

— starprecious (@munneme) February 9, 2016

@PravinPokhreal @chooter_singh @MaheshNBhatt exactly!! Blindly supporting a lie isn't wise. Doesn't matter who it comes from.wrong is wrong

— starprecious (@munneme) February 9, 2016

@MaheshNBhatt @mmm54165195 Lumbini Nepal birthplace of Buddha

— कटाक्ष ⭐ (@Rampd_) February 9, 2016

@MaheshNBhatt How, could you claimed that? You have any fact that prove Buddha was bron in India?

— Shova Sharma (@shrua_sharma) February 9, 2016

@MaheshNBhatt its not yours flop movie it was the history that buddha was born in #Nepal

— प्रबिन ले (@PravinPokhreal) February 9, 2016

@MaheshNBhatt Your GK is zero man,If you don't know anything there is Google to search.

Copy this"Birthplace of Buddha"paste it in Google.

— आदर्श ^_^ (@IamAdaa10) February 9, 2016