Madhya Pradesh CM Seeks Study to Shift Prime Meridian to Ujjain, Citing Ancient Hindu Astronomical Legacy
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Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav announced a study to shift the Prime Meridian from Greenwich, England to Ujjain, India.
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He asserted India set the global time standard 300 years ago, evidenced by a time-telling instrument still existing in Ujjain.
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Yadav said the current Prime Meridian in Greenwich is "weird" and was set up to "shame Indian culture."
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He wants to prove Ujjain is the true global Prime Meridian, as it sits at 23°16' latitude per ancient Hindu astronomical knowledge.
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Shifting the Prime Meridian to Ujjain would correct world time standards, according to CM Yadav.