Claim: Open mouth and visible fangs of the lions are recent additions to the National Emblem. Older versions of the National Emblem have lions with closed mouths and no visible fangs.
Fact-check: Older versions of the National Emblem also had lions with open mouths and visible fangs - FACTLY
Verdict: the photo on the left in the collage, showing lions with their mouths closed is related to the national emblem on the karnataka assembly building. the lion capitals  from ashoka's time also include lions with open mouths and visible fangs. even in the photo of the national emblem given in the 'the state emblem of india  act, 2005', which was passed much before the modi government, lions can be seen with their mouths open. hence the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akhil Reddy
Date published: 2022-07-14T11:14:06