PUNE: In a series of tweets, Mandal claimed that Sheikh was a "fictional character" who had been propped up by him in the past. "Fatima Sheikh is more of a modern folklore or myth—a figure constructed without historical or textual evidence," he posted on X.
Fatima Sheikh, as described in various writings, was believed to be a close associate of Savitribai Phule. She was believed to have helped Jotiba and Savitribai establish India's first school for girls in Pune and was regarded as the first Muslim woman teacher in India. The school at Bhide Wada in central Pune was set up by the Phule family on January 1, 1848, and later came to be regarded as a pioneering institution for the education of girls.
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