Gandhi's Valmiki Temple Quran Reading Incident: Partially True

The claim states that Gandhi was stopped from entering the Valmiki temple in 1946 and went on a hunger strike. While sources confirm Gandhi was in Delhi in 1946 and stayed at the Valmiki Basti, they do not mention him being stopped from entering or going on a hunger strike.

Sources do confirm that Gandhi included Quranic verses in his prayer meetings at the Valmiki temple and that there were objections from some individuals, including a woman, to this practice. Gandhi defended his actions and was provided police protection.

However, the claim that 107 people filed a case against him is not supported by the provided context. The claim that Gandhi explicitly stated that reading the Gita and Ramayana in a mosque should also be right in response to the woman's objection is also not directly corroborated, though his actions and general philosophy support religious tolerance.

The claim that the incident highlights Gandhi's secularism is a reasonable interpretation, but the specific details about the confrontation and the legal case are not substantiated. [1][2][3]