Jawaharlal Nehru did not hoist India’s first tricolour at Red Fort on August 15, 1947 - Here's why
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Jawaharlal Nehru actually hoisted the flag at the Red Fort on August 16, 1947. Nehru then delivered his first Independence Day speech, in which he called himself the Pratham Sewak of India, according to official records.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the national flag before addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort marking India's 80th Independence Day on S...