In 2022, Google Doodle commemorated her birth anniversary stating, "Fatima Sheikh was born on this day in 1831 in Pune, India. She lived with her brother Usman, and the siblings opened their home ...

In a series of tweets, Mandal claimed that Sheikh was a “fictional character” who had been propped up by him in the past. Dilip Mandal, author, activist, and media advisor in the Ministry of ...