Hindu Sena pays tributes to Queen Victoria on death anniv, says she freed India from Mughals


New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): The Hindu Sena, a right-wing group, Tuesday paid tributes to Queen Victoria on her 118th death anniversary here and said she “freed India from the autocratic rule of the Mughals”.

The organisers of the event at Jantar Mantar here said it was the first time they paid tributes to the Empress and credited her with “uniting the princely states of India in 1857”.

Surjeet Yadav, the national spokesperson and vice-president of the Hindu Sena, claimed, “India would have disintegrated into thousands of pieces had it not been the Britishers, who under the Queen, united a large number of princely states into one entity in 1857.”

He also claimed that “the Britishers gave what we have today, be it the law, railways, roads, communication networks, schools, buildings, etc.”

“The Britishers did not destroy our temples like the others did…They gave us the law which we follow even today,” Yadav said.

“Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru could raise their voice because it was not an autocratic government. They gave Indians the first taste of freedom by allowing local self-governance in 1882,” he said.

He claimed the imperial army strived for equality among all castes in India.

“They (the Britishers) formed the Mahar regiment. Earlier, in Bengal presidency, only people belonging to upper castes were allowed to enlist in the army,” he claimed, adding “if there is a gentlemen race in the world, it’s the British”.

The Hindu Sena had celebrated the birthday of US President Donald Trump with a cake weighing 7.1 kg in New Delhi in 2017.

  

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    Mughal dynasty and GDP?
    What was overall population India?
    Who was chief Economists who worked the GDP any information?
    I want to Google to break my curiosity.
    Thanks to Mughals who introduced Beryani in India.

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  • John Tauro, M'lore/ Kwt

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    Whether one agrees or not, there’s truth in Surjeet Yadav's statements. In addition to safeguarding places of worship, there were no forcible conversions, intolerance or persecution under British Raj. They were instrumental in abolishing social evils like sati and child marriage by patronizing intellectuals and reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Swami Vivekananda.

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  • Valerian DSouza, Udupi/Mumbai

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    There is truth in their statement.
    Even U.S., Australia, New Zealand who were once ruled by by British have high regards for them.

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  • Ali, Mlore

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    Make some research on india's GDP during the rule of mughals vs British.Rest of the misconceptions will be clarified on its own.its open secret google it.

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  • Valerian DSouza, Udupi/Mumbai

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    During Mughal rule, India wasn't a country as a whole today. Then how GDP can be be ascertained?

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    And now united opposition ' Mahagathbandan' is striving to liberate the country from another danger! (Authoritarian rule)

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  • William, Udupi

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    After all the negativity in our text books about British, someone has shown some courage to express the truth. But for them there wouldn't have been India. There would have been 1000 small countries fighting with each other everyday, primitive, illiterate and starving. Unfortunately, under the present regime we are going backwards again.

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  • Manglorean, Mangalore/ KSA

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    Now I know why people who supported the Britishers during freedom struggle are getting Bharat Ratna now.

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  • DON, Udupi

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    British not only freed India from Mughals but also from evil social practices and infighting Hindu regional rulers. Otherwise there would have been 20 countries out of India.

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  • SAMAD, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    Aage aage deko hota he kya....

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    Surjeet Yadav, the national spokesperson and vice-president of the Hindu Sena, claimed that “the Britishers gave what we have today, be it the law, railways, roads, communication networks, schools, buildings, etc.”

    “The Britishers did not destroy our temples as the others did…They gave us the law which we follow even today,” Yadav said.

    “Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru could raise their voice because it was not an autocratic government. They gave Indians the first taste of freedom by allowing local self-governance in 1882,” he said.

    Finally, few Indians realizing the reality. The great thing is happening in India.

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  • abdul, udupi

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    Many chaddis might not be aware that our national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" was written in praise of this queen and not our country.
    In our national anthem the word Bhagya Vidhata" refers to this lady.

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  • Aparna Thingalaya, Udupi

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    Abdul,

    Ravindra Nath Tagore not composed this song to honor Empress Victoria....To kind info when This song was composed George V was king of Great Britain.

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  • Gara, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    U are absolutely correct.. it published in thehindu.com

    But if u talk about it. U will be called as anti national

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    Since 2014 Saffron brighade is ruining India..

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    Tomorrow they will worship Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab ...

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  • Dr. Haneef Shabab, Bhatkal

    Wed, Jan 23 2019

    Hitler and Mussolini are waiting in the queue right now.

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