Claim
In 1989, when Iran's founder and first Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini died, 10 million people attended his funeral out of a total Iranian population of 60 million, and the funeral was entered into Guinness World Records.
“साल 1989 में जब ईरान की इस्लामिक सरकार के संस्थापक और पहले सुप्रीम लीडर रोहल्ला खामनाई की मृत्यु हुई थी तब उनके जनाजे में 1 करोड़ लोग शामिल हुए थे। जबकि पूरे ईरान की आबादी उस वक्त 6 करोड़ थी।... उस वक्त इस रोहल्ला खमनाई के जनाजे को गिनीज वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड्स में दर्ज किया गया था।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic and its first Supreme Leader, died in June 1989; official Iranian estimates put funeral attendance at ~10.2 million (matching the '1 crore/10 million' claim), Iran's population at the time was roughly 55-60 million (the Guinness 'one-sixth' framing corresponds to ~60 million), and the funeral is indeed recorded by Guinness World Records (as the largest percentage of a population to attend a funeral). The anchor mispronounces the name ('Rohalla Khamnai') but correctly identifies him as Khomeini, the founder/first Supreme Leader. All three core facts — 10 million attendees, ~60 million population, Guinness record — are substantially correct.
Evidence
- https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-percentage-of-population-to-attend-a-funeral Guinness World Records entry states official Iranian estimates put attendance at Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's funeral on 11 June 1989 at 10,200,000 people — about one-sixth of Iran's population — and records it under 'largest percentage of population to attend a funeral' (Western agencies estimated ~2 million as the body lay in state). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Iran Iran's population around 1989-1990 was roughly 53-56 million and rising, consistent with the ~60 million figure implied by Guinness's 'one-sixth' framing. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/world-s-largest-funeral-chaos-halted-burial-when-10-million-mourners-flooded-tehran-for-ayatollah-ruhollah-khomeini-a-1989-flashback-2026-07-03-131068 News recap describes the 1989 funeral of Khomeini, Iran's founding Supreme Leader, drawing an estimated 10.2 million mourners and being recognized by Guinness World Records. ✓ reachable · archived