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“During the tenure of Congress government(2004-14), posts in various departments ranging from Supreme court judges to university vice-chancellors to Indian ambassadors to secretaries in different ministries are filled up with Muslims and Christians whereas the count of Hindus in these posts is meagre and this is due to Muslim-Christian reservation”
Social media posts Claim dated 22 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

According to the Supreme Court of India and the Department of Personnel & Training, the count of Hindus appointed as Supreme court judges and IAS officers is very high compared to Muslims and Christians. Data provided in the post is not authentic. Also, the Constitution of India does not provide any reservation on the basis of religion

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 22 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 September 2020, 32 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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