TMC's Gokhale slams Pradhan's 'Mahakal Time' remark, questions suitability as education minister
New Delhi (PTI): Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale on Monday slammed Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over his remarks advocating the establishment of a 'Mahakal Standard Time' in place of 'Greenwich Mean Time', questioning his suitability for the post.
In a post on X, Gokhale took a jibe at the minister over his claim that Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh was "the original centre of time calculation".
"India’s Education Minister thinks that the Equator 'meets' the Tropic of Cancer in Ujjain. The Equator (0° latitude) & the Tropic of Cancer (23.5°N latitude) are parallel lines... Parallel lines = Lines that never meet," he said.
"When you vote BJP, these are the kind of people who shape India’s education system & policies," he said.
Pradhan, while inaugurating the three-day 'Mahakal: The Master of Time International Conference' in the Madhya Pradesh city on April 3, had said that Ujjain is the place where the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer meet and where ancient world time calculations were made.
"Therefore, the time has come to logically establish 'Mahakal Standard Time' (MST) in place of 'Greenwich Mean Time' (GMT). Even modern AI tools recognise that the original centre of time calculation is the area around Ujjain," he said.
The minister said the country needs to re-establish its scientific pride globally.
India’s EDUCATION MINISTER thinks that the Equator “meets” the Tropic of Cancer in Ujjain.
— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) April 6, 2026
The Equator (0° latitude) & the Tropic of Cancer (23.5°N latitude) are PARALLEL LINES.
Parallel lines = Lines that never meet.
When you vote BJP, these are the kind of people who… pic.twitter.com/pOvNDhkjLC
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Election results prove Modi best for national security: R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka said the election results show that Narendra Modi is the most suitable leader for the country’s security.
Speaking to the media, he claimed that the political future of Mamata Banerjee and her government has come to an end. He alleged that around two crore people from Bangladesh were helped to enter the country with Aadhaar cards.
Ashoka said that even though elections were held in five states, the entire country’s attention was on West Bengal. He attributed this to what he described as misgovernance in the state.
He further said there were continuous political allegations and objections related to CBI matters, and added that such developments have now come to an end with the latest election outcome.
