Fact Check
No, India Gate Does Not Have The Names Of 61,395 Muslim Freedom Fighters On It
India Gate is a war monument built to honour those of the erstwhile British Indian Army soldiers who fell in World War 1.
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The following claims have cropped up through various pages on groups on Facebook:
- There are 95,300 names of freedom fighters inscribed on the India Gate.
- Of these, 61,395 are names of Muslims.
These claims have been circulating on Facebook in Hindi, as shown in the images circulated below with a photo of NDTV's Ravish Kumar.