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Were more Indian freedom fighters Muslims than any other religion/caste?

I saw this picture which was shared by my Indian friend online for 75th Indian Independence Day:

India Gate - New Delhi Freedom Fighters

95,300 names of freedom fighters are inscribed at India Gate, New Delhi

A list of religion and caste

  1. Muslims - 61,935
  2. Sikh - 8,050
  3. Hindus (Backwards) - 14,480
  4. Hindus (Dalits) - 10,777
  5. Hindus (Higher caste) - 598
  6. Hindus (Sanghi from RSS) - nil - 0000

Note: Senior journalist Jeswanth Singh says Indian freedom struggle history is written by "Muslims blood"

Did more Muslims take part in the Indian independence movement (1857 - 1947) than any other religion/caste in British India?