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Mr N Nagarajan,
This hatred and contempt for fellow Indians facilitated the British rule. And an apology for what? If he is guilty for the deaths of people in godhra riots, he should be duly punished. And if not, then any apology would be just hollow words of no substance.
You misunderstood his comment. He meant Congress leadership for 1984. Surely, he didn’t mean the descendants of Aurangzeb because that dynasty is wiped out. ??
Whether the British establishment says sorry or not, one fact that cannot be denied is that this nation doesn’t put a lid on free speech, and treats historiography as serious business. This is the reason why book shelves in public libraries have books such as “The Butcher of Amritsar: Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer” by Nigel Collette, and “India Conquered” a recent scathing critique of British Raj by Dr Jon Wilson (King’s College).
The national flag is flown in our residential compound for one week in April, in memory of those who perished. A very grim milestone in India’s march to freedom. A formal apology is merited, not just for this massacre but for the entire criminal enterprise of two hundred years of British colonial rule in India.
Mr N Nagarajan,
This hatred and contempt for fellow Indians facilitated the British rule. And an apology for what? If he is guilty for the deaths of people in godhra riots, he should be duly punished. And if not, then any apology would be just hollow words of no substance.
You misunderstood his comment. He meant Congress leadership for 1984. Surely, he didn’t mean the descendants of Aurangzeb because that dynasty is wiped out. ??
Whether the British establishment says sorry or not, one fact that cannot be denied is that this nation doesn’t put a lid on free speech, and treats historiography as serious business. This is the reason why book shelves in public libraries have books such as “The Butcher of Amritsar: Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer” by Nigel Collette, and “India Conquered” a recent scathing critique of British Raj by Dr Jon Wilson (King’s College).
Our own leader has failed to apologise killing our own people, how can we expect by present day British leaders.
The national flag is flown in our residential compound for one week in April, in memory of those who perished. A very grim milestone in India’s march to freedom. A formal apology is merited, not just for this massacre but for the entire criminal enterprise of two hundred years of British colonial rule in India.