Now, Culture Ministry to rename Delhi's Teen Murti Chowk to Haifa Mukti Chowk

The Ministry of Culture has decided to change the name of Teen Murti Chowk to Teen Murti Haifa Mukti Chowk, says India Today report.

The chowk is named after the Indian soldiers victory against the Ottoman Turks in Haifa, now in Israel in 1918 during World War One. According to the ministry officials, the name is often associated with Mahatma Gandhi's Three Monkeys (Teen Bandars) and not the success of the Indian soldiers in capturing Haifa.  "The moment people today think of Teen Murti they think of Gandhiji's monkeys. This is a wrong impression that needs to be corrected."

During the first World War, the Jodhpur IS Lancers, Mysore IS Lancers and the Hyderabad IS Lancers from the Indian 15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade formed a part of the 5th Cavalry Division of Desert Mounted Corps soldiers had defeated the Ottoman Turks and it's artillery at Mount Carmel to claim the port of Haifa and Acre. The victory is considered a great feat as it was achieved by the Indian horsemen armed just with spears and swords.

The 23rd of September, every year is celebrated as Haifa Day to remember their achievement.

1918 :: Indian Horsemen in Haifa (now in Israel) After Defeating Ottoman Army. Tomorrow is Haifa Day to Remember Them pic.twitter.com/4B8rQSZ3ET

— indianhistorypics (@IndiaHistorypic) September 22, 2015

Earlier Aurangzeb Road was renamed to APJ Abdul Kalam road by the Delhi municipality which resulted in critics saying that the BJP led civic body and AAP government wanted to remove certain parts of history.

The Culture minister Mahesh Sharma courted controversy recently for saying girls night out not a part of Indian culture and that APJ Kalam was a nationalist despite being a Muslim.