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Here's a glimpse of how sanghi propaganda works:
When RSS saffronized education under NDA govt. in late 90s, the theory peddled was that Pak. celebrates Independence Day on 14th August bcoz they hate us & didn't want it to be on the same day as India.
Here's the facts: (1/5)
When RSS saffronized education under NDA govt. in late 90s, the theory peddled was that Pak. celebrates Independence Day on 14th August bcoz they hate us & didn't want it to be on the same day as India.
Here's the facts: (1/5)
India adopted Indian Standard Time (IST) of GMT+5hrs 30 mins to ensure that a vast country like ours works on a single timezone.
Usually timezones are GMT+full hour but we adopted the extra 30mins to ensure that our Western & Eastern Parts don't need separate time-zones (2/5)
Usually timezones are GMT+full hour but we adopted the extra 30mins to ensure that our Western & Eastern Parts don't need separate time-zones (2/5)
Pakistan adopted the standard of GMT+5 hours thus putting them 30 mins behind India on the time-zone. (3/n)
Independence was declared on 15th Aug 1947 at midnight Indian Standard Time (IST).
At that point, in Pakistan, the time was still 11:30pm on 14th August, 1947 (3/5)
Independence was declared on 15th Aug 1947 at midnight Indian Standard Time (IST).
At that point, in Pakistan, the time was still 11:30pm on 14th August, 1947 (3/5)
