Claim

Between July 5 and 6 a huge procession, possibly 10 kilometers long, will move through Tehran's main roads; an estimated 20 million people may participate, while the entire population of Tehran is 10 million.

“5 से 6 जुलाई के बीच तेहरान की प्रमुख सड़कों पर विशाल जुलूस निकलेगा। 10 किलोमीटर लंबा हो सकता है यह जुलूस।... अनुमान है कि इस कार्यक्रम में 2 करोड़ लोग शामिल हो सकते हैं। जबकि पूरे तेहरान में 1 करोड़ लोग रहते हैं।”

Rationale

The anchor's statements track the announced plans for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's state funeral: a roughly 10 km procession along Tehran's main roads (Imam Hossein Square to Azadi Square) on July 6, 2026, with Iranian officials estimating 15-20 million mourners, against a Tehran city population of about 10 million. The claim is explicitly framed as an estimate/projection ('अनुमान है', 'हो सकता है'), and those official figures were widely reported by primary and wire sources by the July 2 broadcast date. The one qualification is that Iranian state crowd projections are routinely inflated relative to independently verified turnout, so the 20 million figure describes an official expectation rather than a confirmed count — but as a report of the announced procession and estimate, the claim is accurate.

Evidence

• https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/ayatollah-ali-khamenei-s-six-day-funeral-expected-to-draw-over-20-million-mourners-in-iran-all-you-need-to-know-2026-07-03-1047040 Reports Iranian officials expect 15-20 million mourners at Ayatollah Khamenei's multi-day funeral, the main Tehran procession dated to July 6 — matches the '2 crore' estimate and dates cited by the anchor. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.newarab.com/news/khameneis-funeral-expected-span-five-cities-two-countries Confirms the funeral spans multiple cities/days with millions attending, with the Tehran leg being the largest logistical operation. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/middleeast/iran-leader-funeral-trump-intl Describes the 10 km procession route from Imam Hossein Square to Azadi Square on July 6, water-sprinkler logistics, and the 15-20 million official projection. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20260128-three-million-pro-government-protesters-tehran-fact-checking-iranian-state-media Caveat: Iranian state-media crowd figures are historically inflated — a January 2026 'three million' Tehran rally was independently estimated at 400,000-500,000 — so the 20 million is an unverified official projection, not confirmed turnout. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403