'Churchill is no better than Hitler' - Dr. Shashi Tharoor

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[@thetrax3482]

100 % agree with him as a Pakistani. Very well articulated facts by shashi tharoor.

[@ameykadam5195]

stay safe

[@user-ek2hs1ph2g]

Pakistani lol

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

100% correct Indians and pakistanis are ignorant fools believing such propaganda. You are 100% correct what do you expect?

[@priteshpjjagani4753]

Here are quotes from Indians supporting the idea that the British suffered economically from their presence in India, and that the Indians benefited: 1 Indian historian Ramachandra Guha: "The British presence in India was a drain on resources and manpower, resulting in a decline in the British economy during a critical period of growth and expansion." 2 Indian economist Amartya Sen: "The growth of the British economy after India gained independence in 1948 supports the conclusion that divesting from India was more economically beneficial for Britain than relying on resources obtained through imperialism." 3 Indian journalist Prakash Karat: "While India's resources and labor contributed to the British economy, the British presence resulted in a drain on British resources and manpower, ultimately proving to be a money loser for the British." 4 Indian historian Dipesh Chakrabarty: "The demands of empire stifled Britain's own development, leaving behind a legacy of economic strain and decline. Despite this, India benefited from the British presence and has since emerged as a major global economic power." 5 Indian economist Pranab Bardhan: "The British presence in India resulted in a drain on British resources and manpower, ultimately proving to be a money loser for the British. On the other hand, India benefited from the exchange and has since emerged as a major global economic power." 6 Indian journalist Arundhati Roy: "The British presence in India resulted in a drain on British resources and manpower, ultimately proving to be a money loser for the British. India, on the other hand, benefited from the exchange and has since emerged as a major player on the world stage, with a growing economy and increasing global influence."

[@arnavsharma9614]

No food lol

[@chitrahere]

"We should forgive. But it's important that we don't forget." So true

[@highpriest8571]

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[@chandrashekarhotagi1456]

Madam the disaster of colorism in our country cannot be wiped out so much so the massacre of Sikhs in Jalianwala is a trauma still lingering in the minds of aall. Forgiveness is permitted for the act committed unknowingly. This is my peevish suggestion to read FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT Zwhich may change your stance.

[@chitrahere]

@@chandrashekarhotagi1456 i too think the same... All these can't be forgotten... But as far as the quote is concerned it is something which can change our perspective to see things.

[@abhgup]

facebook.com/VICE/videos/438251167131574/ Churchill killed 4 million Indians and sucked their colonies dry.

[@chitrahere]

@RobloxThingx 😂

[@adityadubey9565]

Finally Sashi got a Non White person whose accent matches his...🤣🤣🤣

[@jarule8065]

fakeless found a match....

[@abhishekkrishna3902]

@@jarule8065 Mingei

[@shivanjali5]

Is that all your feeble mind could fathom? How asinine...

[@pacifront83]

You only get that accent going to private schools, I assume. 🇱🇰

[@darkpenink6730]

@@jarule8065 just like shitpile matches you

[@KovietUnionDefector]

I am British and I am ashamed of the whole story that has been made up to glorify the Empire and so called British-ness. I have a feeling that the British people were simply slaves to the Dukes and Kings that landed on that island and still rule now via family heirs. I can only say sorry to Indian people and everyone else. But I thank India for the love of all things Indian I have including a deep respect for Indian traditional medicine which I can say for a fact is far better than modern recent heavy chemical based animal tested drugs. Give me Turmeric and Black Pepper any day for a cure for inflammation and that is just one small example. People of India I love your ancient Vedic wisdom.

[@bobwood5211]

God save the queen. Long live the empire

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@@bobwood5211 Empire's long dead mate you lost it to farmers and peasants

[@bobwood5211]

Fionn no we lost it saving the world from fascism

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@@bobwood5211 Strange. Was this the bad fascism you don't like or the good fascism at home in Britannia.

[@bobwood5211]

Fionn fascism isn’t good and those who are far right are disgusting

[@leoncioco3305]

As usual Shashi Tharoor equates himself very well. It’s right to accuse Stalin, Mao, Hitler of their crime, so should Churchill for causing so much death in India because of his policy.

[@highpriest8571]

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[@therealindia4766]

@@highpriest8571 now there's a man who could speak in public 🇬🇧✌

[@therealindia4766]

@@aliaosman655 mr churchill would leave Shashi in tears 😁

[@therealindia4766]

@@aliaosman655 "This is not the end, this is not even the beginning of the end, this is just perhaps the end of the beginning" That was Mr churchill 😎

[@therealindia4766]

@@aliaosman655 and I'm not Indian I'm English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✌

[@user-ms6ue6yu3c]

Aime Ceasaire wrote in his poetic book "Discourse on Colonialism," that what Hitler did was nothing new. The Europeans had been doing this all around the world, in Africa, Asia for their colonial and imperial interests. What filled the British or Europeans with discontent with Hitler was that he applied the methods of torture, degradation and Violence reserved for colonial subjects, blacks ok Europeans. It was not a concern of humanity rather how could anyone treat Europeans in the same manner, with same methods through which Europeans deal with their subjects.

[@MrConzzz]

It was because by 1930s europe/USA had found ways against tribal “colonialist” Behaviour and started to focus on human rights. hitler brought the continent back to colonialist times & was probably worse, rightfully disgraced.

[@noahjohnson5312]

except there is the problem of ireland with that

[@iyxec]

Glorious days of empire has long gone. Whole world is a testament to Churchill's crime against humanity. Empire of Shame

[@Joe-nm2lm]

Yeah the fact we don't live in a fascist world you donut.

[@swcshorty]

you under estimate the BRITISH ...so did Hitler ...you are both FOOLS . We have no shame without Churchill you would all be fascists and speaking GERMAN

[@iyxec]

@@swcshorty in your dreams, the world fought back, Britain is a tiny island now. You fool

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

How could Winston Churchill be blamed for policies of British, when he didn't become prime Minister until 1940, and Bengal had already experienced 10-year drought with upper caste Hindu Brahmin hoarding rice. Japan invaded Burma attacking the Indian subcontinent, don't you expect to send rice from Bengal to Burma to feed British and Indian army? Do you want to be speaking Japanese today? 90% of the British UK army fighting in Burma, were Indian. Do you expect your Indian army to starve defending and protecting the Indian subcontinent? Winston Churchill served as UK Prime Minister twice - from 1940 to 1945 (before being defeated in the 1945 general election by the Labour leader Clement Attlee) and from 1951 to 1955.

[@elite7948]

​@@donkeydesiamericanprofessoris this what they taught you? SHAME on your education system. Japanese army in Burma was extremely weak, look at history. They feed food to Britishers army in Greek and used against Nazi Germany

[@afghanmountainking]

Dr. Shashi Tharoor you are a courageous scholar. I salute you

[@Marvee78]

He is spot on about Churchill. Both my grandfathers were teenagers/young men from Bihar, but living in Calcutta when the Bengal famine happened and they always said Churchill was a Hitler as far as bengalis were concerned. He purposefully committed genocide because he deemed indians as inferior to european peoples. I'm glad Dr Tharoor wrote this book and sets the record straight.

[@blindsheep6180]

The British did the exact same to us in Ireland nearly 100 years earlier in the great famine where nearly 2 million perished on an island of 8 million & we have never forgiven nor forgotten as you shouldn't my Indian brethren

[@random22453]

@@blindsheep6180 england is really just another germany, except no one cates apparently.

[@sandormccann2546]

@@blindsheep6180 Ships were leaving Ireland laden with food to feed the English population. Money was to be made and the Irish were considered just as inferior as any Indians, Africans or natives of any other land controlled by the mighty Bwitish Empyah. After the failure of the 45 rebellion in Scotland, the Highlanders who were not killed straight away, were shipped off to the Caribbean as slaves, (along with Irish people who were also being dispossessed and forcibly expatriated). Few people know that some of the first slaves sent to the colonies in the New World, were Scots and Irish.

[@kushagrashrivastava4880]

Not just Indians, even Africans, Irish and probably more. For them, anybody that was a non-white was inferior and didn't deserve to live (even though Irish were whites but still they were subjected to the same treatment).

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

Your grandfather's are illiterate ignorant. 93% of death and Bengal was from disease dysentery diarrhea smallpox malaria spread by dirty Indians. How could Winston Churchill be responsible for Indian s******* in the streets. Bengal government assembly 250 Indians were democratically elected Hindus and Muslims they weren't British if you want to blame government blame Indian government

[@shomikchakraborty8221]

Dr. Tharoor. I would like to request you to please enlighten us with a video on the Bengal famine and Churchill's hand in it. Thankyou. Pranaam.

[@paulchahal7545]

I wish the same

[@rd9793]

Not going to happen

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

How could Winston Churchill be blamed for policies of British, when he didn't become prime Minister until 1940, and Bengal had already experienced 10-year drought with upper caste Hindu Brahmin hoarding rice. Japan invaded Burma attacking the Indian subcontinent, don't you expect to send rice from Bengal to Burma to feed British and Indian army? Do you want to be speaking Japanese today? 90% of the British UK army fighting in Burma, were Indian. Do you expect your Indian army to starve defending and protecting the Indian subcontinent? Winston Churchill served as UK Prime Minister twice - from 1940 to 1945 (before being defeated in the 1945 general election by the Labour leader Clement Attlee) and from 1951 to 1955.

[@hardevdodia1315]

Winston Churchill atrocities is equivalent to Hitler, in context of Asian Sub continent

[@elmo9991]

Damn, did he order the extermination of the indian race by sending them to concentration and labor camps? Didn't know that.

[@sagnikjana2687]

@@elmo9991 no he did something even worse. he diverted food supplies to england while bengal was going through a harsh famine. millions were killed by his actions. people die a quick death in concentration camps however, famine and disease cause slow and painful death. Dhaka and Calcutta became sites of horrific scenes , dead bodies filled the streets , vultures ate up the carcasses of infants. surely you can imagine that it would have been a horrific sight.

[@tiagoguilherme8710]

@@elmo9991 He did worse.

[@elmo9991]

@@tiagoguilherme8710 you're biased.

[@vyaan28]

@@elmo9991 aren't you?

[@ak56punjab]

The interviewer looked miffed after hearing that Churchil falls in the league of Hitler, Mao, Stalin.

[@vikramgupta2326]

To a person with only a Western education, it is understandably surprising when you first hear it (comparison to Hitler).

[@rd9793]

That's because he doesn't.

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@@rd9793 He definitely does.

[@wafflespice2414]

@@user-ys5yv2nz6w definitely not

[@sharadjain2463]

Yes he is

[@abdullahbarki3180]

I Love you Dr. Shashi Tharor. Accept my love from Pakistan

[@bhaskarjyaachatterjee]

Churchill was responsible of The Bengal Famine

[@paulinecabbed1271]

In my research on WW2, I think that Churchill was more admired by civilians at home in the UK Those in uniform overseas or in the air or at sea could appreciate the many big mistakes he made Singapore for example, and Greece and Crete as well?

[@roymammenjoseph1194]

You are a capable leader with the required awareness to thrive on psuedo understandings of Indian people. I am also interested in your tactics, so I have decided to be more popular. However, we both or our children will suffer collosal losses when Indians get scientifically tempered.

[@highpriest8571]

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[@radhika8733]

This man is person with ocean of knowledge yet knowing exactly when to speak n what...

[@rstomar4388]

I agree with you on this one

[@kennethpfoze5093]

One the of most eligible PM in India 🇮🇳

[@cerveauy8782]

Not really. He's a good orator but not a good leader.

[@NoreenHoltzen]

If you want to learn about Churchhill, speak to the surviving Indians and Africans that he slaughtered. This sentimental documentary is just dreadful. Churchhill was a war criminal and his mentality wasn’t that far off Hitler‘s in wanting to spread the English empire as far as he could. He was psychopathic and ultra pro business and didn’t have any principles, siding which ever political party would give him the most para at the time. And as for defeating the Nazi power that is just ridiculous. It was the Russia defeated German fascism to the west (and even less cited, China to defeating the Japanese fascists it to the east). English had a very weak army and didn’t contribute much to the war at all. It is more interesting that the English are so warm towards him as this shows the profundity of the UK propaganda, class filtering of journalists and gullibility.

[@teftandlight]

It should become normal to say Hitler, Stalin, Churchill all in the same breath. They are the same. Different ideologies, different worldviews - same underlying callousness. Cut from the same cloth.

[@Ms05Anki]

Amazing interviewer. Very coherent and awesome voice.

[@SHANASTV]

Respect you sir from Pakistan

[@ajaxhost6950]

Churchill was a Very Evil man

[@rd9793]

Try doing some real thinking. Starts with reading and research and such. You may have to venture out to the library for example. Maybe you will learn something and stop regurgitating nonsense.

[@ajaxhost6950]

R D yess after studying in library only I am saying this , okay don’t believe me listen to what Mr shashi is saying .. and before giving advices what I feel is you should take a visit to a library which shows facts , thank you

[@rd9793]

@@ajaxhost6950 Young Alex...I have spent my life in libraries. I am gratified to learn that ypu do as well.

[@UmeshSagarOfficial]

@@rd9793 libraries full of lies and false history

[@rd9793]

@@UmeshSagarOfficial Well in that case by all means you should rely on the very reliable internet. No lies within its confines I'm sure.🤯

[@omkarunde2040]

😂😂Dr. Tharoor nailed it like a boss.

[@Sumit-ze5iq]

my english teacher's fav. writer is churchill. hate him

[@ahopefiend1867]

Did you grow up in India? My Indian friend told me he never really learned about the Great Bengal Famine until he moved to the US and learned it in college.

[@sidsid9808]

@@ahopefiend1867 Would you mind telling how does your comment relates to Sumit Ray's comment?

[@madhavanunni7335]

@@ahopefiend1867 We did learn about the famine, the friend might have overlooked it. All depends on the teacher too

[@shubham5172]

@@ahopefiend1867 then your friend is dumb.

[@krithikrithi1938]

@@sidsid9808 Yeah!😅

[@Space_Walker415]

Mr tharoor.. ! His accent is beautiful like some beautiful English song..

[@MJfp6lx]

History is written by the winners

[@brandingondemand5556]

So it's fair to now say that the 21st century history will be written by the new no white history makers Hope you enjoy reading this new history to your up and coming generations We will call it U turn

[@MJfp6lx]

Wrong actually. It will always be written by judeo Christian society until Jesus arrives.

[@brandingondemand5556]

@@MJfp6lx and in your opinion, assumingly Jesus is white? If Jesus was proved scientifically to be a brown or black man, would you still follow him or find another white Jesus to represent you?

[@MJfp6lx]

That's not at all what I just said. No Jesus wasn't African he was of Jewish Arab decent. I'm not Christian or Jew so that's irrelevant

[@worldwide1856743]

@@brandingondemand5556 2 years down the road after your comment n Rishi Sunak steps up.

[@kidding77]

The host guy got vocal quality. .he has radio TV voice.

[@raanand3025]

But not easily understandable unlike shashi

[@kidding77]

@@raanand3025 that's not a point. .guy has a British accent. His voice is so clear. Sashi has a common accent which sub content ppl used to hear all the time. That's why u saying u understand sashi better.

[@TheInternetFan]

Fight fire with fire, they say. Well, Churchill did win WW2, he will be remembered as a British national hero and we all know that History is written by the winners. However we shouldn't forget his darkest sides and as years pass by, have a better understanding of Churchill.

[@tomblack4634]

lalybum wouldn’t that be genocide? Surely that just makes as bad?

[@raanand3025]

For your information, it's the Indians who faught for the British in WW2 when the British army had considerable valiant Indian soldiers and officers.

[@tomblack4634]

Ra Anand especially in ww1

[@goodhuman4685]

@@raanand3025 forced *ahem* recruitment *ahem*

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

How could Winston Churchill be blamed for policies of British, when he didn't become prime Minister until 1940, and Bengal had already experienced 10-year drought with upper caste Hindu Brahmin hoarding rice. Japan invaded Burma attacking the Indian subcontinent, don't you expect to send rice from Bengal to Burma to feed British and Indian army? Do you want to be speaking Japanese today? 90% of the British UK army fighting in Burma, were Indian. Do you expect your Indian army to starve defending and protecting the Indian subcontinent? Winston Churchill served as UK Prime Minister twice - from 1940 to 1945 (before being defeated in the 1945 general election by the Labour leader Clement Attlee) and from 1951 to 1955.

[@subhrajit.talukdar]

Oh god I thought it's my headphones.

[@tarunsrivastava9382]

Yup

[@sheliafarmer]

Churchill was born in Demon Crates Britain, he was Demon Crate, he passed himself off as a Republican

[@johnathanjackson7165]

As an american the atrocious acts against the Indian nation is something to ashamed of please don't judge the western nations because of terrible leadership. Peace to all nations

[@Technology-of-You]

We can understand, Our country is most invaded country in the past. Its not only western countries, but also arabs, turks etc also invaded bharat due to wealth

[@sharadjain2463]

but British do not want to accept it they argue again and again with you, all of them i have talked justify British Empire and want indians to be thankful for that.

[@Technology-of-You]

@@descendedofrigvedicclans2216 thats indeed true.

[@Technology-of-You]

@@descendedofrigvedicclans2216 i believe rajputs are over rated. Tgey didn't really fought islamists with passion. Instead They gave their daughters to invaders. Fckin bunch of cowards

[@optimus2008]

Peace to all Johnathan my man ❤

[@brandingondemand5556]

Interviewer's accent is a put on posh accent to fit into his new nought British identity

[@silentvalley39]

His name

[@shrutisinha7966]

Ben Shepard from Good Morning Britain needs to read this ASAP.

[@adarshh_108]

100% agree with you

[@shekharpandey2225]

You are great Tharoor ji

[@m.k.s.7417]

Ouch, that is a rather Bold -statement, my friend!!??

[@rajivradha]

My letter in The Financial Times, February 2019. While there has been a backlash over comments by Labour party shadow chancellor John McDonnell about Winston Churchill (February 14), can I ask that a further debate is applied to Mahatma Gandhi? Both men are honoured with statues outside the Houses of Parliament in London and revered for their bravery, but now that Mr McDonnell has questioned Churchill’s integrity can Gandhi face the same level of scrutiny? Gandhi was a man who worked tirelessly to unite the peoples of India, regardless of ethnicity and religion. He was especially supportive of the Indian Muslim community, and his statement that “India does not belong to Hindus alone” is testament to his belief that India should accommodate the differences among its people. However, during his time in South Africa, he referred to black Africans as “Kaffirs”, an extremely derogatory and wretched term. Other comments from him include a “general belief seems to prevail in the colony that the Indians are a little better, if at all, than savages or the natives of Africa” and “about the mixing of the Kaffirs with the Indians, I must confess I feel most strongly”. Whatever the period, these are racist comments. Gandhi wanted to differentiate his community from that of the Africans, emphasising that whites and Indians originated from the same Aryan stock, and should not be grouped with Africans. In October 2019 India will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth. While the nation remembers a man who did so much for all Indians, let us also not forget what he thought and said about Africans. I hope prime minister Narendra Modi can use the celebratory occasion to extend an apology to black Africans for past comments and assure them they are welcome in India. Perhaps Mr Modi can go further by updating Gandhi’s quote “India does not belong to Hindus alone” to “India belongs to everyone”.

[@rjamitakibaat2051]

My favourite dr tharoor

[@highpriest8571]

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[@adnanmasoud4878]

Whatever he said about Churchill is right.

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

How could Winston Churchill be blamed for policies of British, when he didn't become prime Minister until 1940, and Bengal had already experienced 10-year drought with upper caste Hindu Brahmin hoarding rice. Japan invaded Burma attacking the Indian subcontinent, don't you expect to send rice from Bengal to Burma to feed British and Indian army? Do you want to be speaking Japanese today? 90% of the British UK army fighting in Burma, were Indian. Do you expect your Indian army to starve defending and protecting the Indian subcontinent? Winston Churchill served as UK Prime Minister twice - from 1940 to 1945 (before being defeated in the 1945 general election by the Labour leader Clement Attlee) and from 1951 to 1955.

[@SB-ty7tr]

Right ear has left the chat

[@petrabraham9512]

Another reason India should join with Russia.

[@prashantashekharbiswas1446]

A very truth.

[@avinbarana3015]

Shashi Tharoor you are just brilliant

[@justanotherperson2960]

Winner writes history... classic example.

[@user-ip8bw7gt2x]

more like they write the narrative

[@pravatkumartripathy8093]

Excellent

[@deafprophet]

True

[@dr.rajinabanuabhc395]

Greetings to you! Dear professor, kindly elaborate on Churchill's statement: why Gandhi hasn't died yet? What Gandhi was doing during this famine --- and also share criticism of Gandhi's life and his political views.

[@kamleshnarayan3286]

Why everybody targets only Gandhi-Nehru ? Why not other leaders like Ambedkar Patel Bose etc. ? I am not a Congress support or neither fan of this leaders. I just wanted to know the Hypocrisy behind it.

[@optimus2008]

​@Kamlesh Narayan Bruh I'm sick of ppl blaming an 80-yr old for their problems. I don't mind blaming Nehru, the guy had Mountbatten wrapped around his finger.

[@shivanshtyagi3254]

I have BJP and right leaning temperament and political opinion. Due to this I have several disagreements with the man being interviewed. But this is something I agree upon with Dr. Tharoor. The level of loot and exploitation British did was astounding. They at times I feel were evil by ignorance unlike Hitler who was evil by intent. But Churchill stands out in this league as one who truly found Indian race to be reprehensible. And this hatred is pretty well archived in British records. Although I feel bad for today's English population that are under this PC woke culture ridden in complete guilt and in process have handed over some control of their land to these commies.

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

How could Winston Churchill be blamed for policies of British, when he didn't become prime Minister until 1940, and Bengal had already experienced 10-year drought with upper caste Hindu Brahmin hoarding rice. Japan invaded Burma attacking the Indian subcontinent, don't you expect to send rice from Bengal to Burma to feed British and Indian army? Do you want to be speaking Japanese today? 90% of the British UK army fighting in Burma, were Indian. Do you expect your Indian army to starve defending and protecting the Indian subcontinent? Winston Churchill served as UK Prime Minister twice - from 1940 to 1945 (before being defeated in the 1945 general election by the Labour leader Clement Attlee) and from 1951 to 1955.

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

Sashi Tharoor book based on Usta Patnaik Marxist economist claims that British looted $45 trillion dollars from India in 1990 dollars... between 1757 and 1939 But the British didn't rule all of India until 1818, just 130 years not 190 The average Indian for 190 years made between $600 and $800 per year with an average population of 300 million, that would be $45 trillion dollars in total GDP Mathematically impossible for British to have looted 100% of Indian GDP for 190 years Yes, Sashi Tharoor with his Indian nationalist propaganda, blatant disdain for British and perpetuating lies, is horrible for Indians

[@bakuljavadekar6767]

This is called in Hindi- "take sher bhaji take sher khaja!"

[@chinmaypurohit3431]

Would you also care to add Joseph Stalin’s name to the list?

[@random22453]

He already is

[@random22453]

Stalin hitler mao churchill

[@abdullahshaikh4422]

The only difference is that Churchill won

[@hannahmonteiro9229]

He didn't, his generals did. Diary entry of General Alan Brooke, 10th of September 1944 "We had another meeting with Winston at 12 noon. He was again in a most unpleasant mood. Produced the most ridiculous arguments that Operations could be sped up so as to leave us an option till December before having to withdraw any forces from europe! He knows no details, has only got half the picture in his mind, talks absurdities and makes my blood boil to listen to his nonsense. I find it hard to remain civil. And the wonderful thing is that 3/4 of the world imagine that Winston Churchill is one of the Strategists of History, a second Marlborough, and the other 1/4 have no conception what a public menace he is and has been throughout this war! It is far better that theworld should never know, and never suspect, the feet of clay of that otherwise superhuman being. Without him, England was lost for a certainty, with him, England has been on the verge of disaster time and again."

[@vladof_putler]

He didn't. Stalin and Roosevelt did.

[@jacobfield4848]

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and the Japanese caused the Bengal famine.

[@AA-hi6os]

Who is the interviewer?

[@mallannajakka9243]

What he said is true.

[@apologeticvoice6035]

The interviewer isn't fit to have interviewed the Kohinoor of India 💪

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

That's right! Indians volunteered for the Indian army in both World War I and II for a variety of reasons. Primarily, they wanted to serve their country loyally, fulfill a sense of duty, and prove their bravery and patriotism. In World War II especially, India was threatened by foreign powers such as Japan invading Burma or Germans & Italians in North Africa - making it absolutely essential that India had an able force defending its borders. If Indians hadn't fought during either war, it would have had devastating implications on India's security and economy as the country could have been occupied by these forces leading to loss of independence & sovereignty while also affecting economic stability due to lack of production/trade opportunities resulting from occupation etc. In addition joining the Indian army offered financial benefits too since soldiers received wages along with other incentives like access to education funds/scholarships etc., while government collected taxes from them which came in handy for funding war efforts or infrastructure development within the country itself - thus benefitting both soldiers individually & collectively at large.

[@dranuradhaambagahawita5985]

"We should forgive but we shouldn't forget"

[@gabrielacobian9137]

Absolutely Shashi, ONE out of TEN would consider Churchill a hero

[@mauricebuckmaster9368]

But that's the one that counts. ....

[@suryapratapmishra89]

@@mauricebuckmaster9368 your mom is the one that counts for me . Shes so damn hot bro

[@Fedupwithbullshits]

@@mauricebuckmaster9368what do you mean that's the one that counts ? English is by far the sickest assholes in the entire history of the world and the fucked up this is they think wht they did was great. Moraless racist cunning spineless assholes who manipulated ans backstabbing their way to colonise most of the world's regions.

[@mauricebuckmaster9368]

@@Fedupwithbullshits Oh dear, oh dear. Let's go back to the start, before your silly little angry fit leads us down completely the wrong path, shall we? "Absolutely Shashi, ONE out of TEN would consider Churchill a hero" - Frankly, I very much doubt that statement is true. Churchill is regarded - quite properly - as a hero throughout most of the civilised world. And - let's face it - if no less a charlatan than Shashi Tharoor (a demagogue, a hypocrite, and a liar) thinks so ill of Churchill, then that is by far the greatest endorsement of the latter there could possibly be. "English is by far the sickest assholes in the entire history of the world . . . " - I'll refrain from reporting such a disgustingly racist remark, just this once. After all, one has to make at least some allowance for uneducated savages. "and the fucked up this is they think wht they did was great." - As far as India goes, it was. "Moraless racist cunning spineless assholes who manipulated ans backstabbing their way to colonise most of the world's regions." - I think you'll find that the Welsh, Scots and Irish played their part in colonisation, too. Not to mention the Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Belgians, Scandinavians, Italians, Germans and Russians. Oh, and let's not forget the Romans, the Mongols, the Persians, the Mughals, the Chinese . . . among a great many more we could discuss. I'm sorry that the fact that our small island, with its isolated location and relatively tiny population, rose to such power in the world, that it dominated it for at least a century, and India for twice as long, upsets you so much. Perhaps you could try counselling and psychiatric treatment for your anger management issues. 😊

[@Soyunapina12]

He is bad as hitler Yeah sure

[@prinzdodo]

Agree!

[@agrimchaudhary6703]

FALSE!

[@mrcool2107]

British supporter?

[@raminybhatti5740]

Churchill's legacy will remain untouched, in part, for his loyal service to his masters during WWII.

[@dss6838]

And his atrocities will be also remembered

[@random22453]

And him killing millions

[@theresiasardjoe5825]

Well said Dr. Shashi Tharoor !😊👏👏👏 Winston Churchill was just like Hitler !

[@user-td2jw9ze2c]

Very rich coming from him to call Stalin a killer

[@bibiayube677]

One racist was fighting another oh the irony

[@red_amoguss]

History is written by the hand of the victor. Losers have no say in the matter.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

Churchill once said `History books will be kind to me because i shall be writing them`. Well it is true that this real part of history on Churchill was never part of the history lessons in British schools ever since but the books are there for adults to read.

[@dss6838]

@@martinmcdonald4207 well he didn't know, others can write history. Time changes, technology plays a prominent role. Infact I think people who had forgotten, are more aware about colonial atrocities now.

[@Harshh..294]

Oh yes u're write mate that's how most of the countries in the world dethroned british empire and got independence, there's no other good way of writing history by struggling for 200 years and snatching the rule from a nasty empire which has a simple policy of "divide and rule" btw i'll pray to jesus may u got a beautiful mind with less stupidity.

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

Sashi Tharoor book based on Usta Patnaik Marxist economist claims that British looted $45 trillion dollars from India in 1990 dollars... between 1757 and 1939 But the British didn't rule all of India until 1818, just 130 years not 190 The average Indian for 190 years made between $600 and $800 per year with an average population of 300 million, that would be $45 trillion dollars in total GDP Mathematically impossible for British to have looted 100% of Indian GDP for 190 years Yes, Sashi Tharoor with his Indian nationalist propaganda, blatant disdain for British and perpetuating lies, is horrible for Indians

[@rashedshahariar2748]

u got this one thing right.

[@rapoluramakrishna3718]

Yes

[@itsadependu805]

Great men aren't perfect men. Same with many religious figures.

[@itsadependu805]

@Joe S You would have loved living under the Nazis, but you don't have to worry about that for some reason.

[@gettriggered6961]

I agree but I still hate Churchill

[@garethm7510]

What a lot of rot. Try reading history books and not Twitter feeds.

[@nigelw7626]

Only sensible comment on here.

[@garethm7510]

@@nigelw7626, oh here's the thought police telling me how I should comment. I shall comment however I please and let you have your one sided and uneducated comments. But thank you for your not so wise words.

[@nigelw7626]

@@garethm7510 erm I was agreeing with you Gareth...

[@garethm7510]

@@nigelw7626, I apologise lol. I did reread your comment again, after my post and thought I might be being a little jumpy. I do apologise

[@nigelw7626]

@@garethm7510 Not a problem dude, in these revisionist times right minded people are understandably a little on edge due to the current Orwellian madness we seem to be engulfed in.

[@dp6038]

What ill informed rubbish, the Bengal famine was caused by Hindu grain merchants stockpiling to speculate. The British cabinet in London was told that there was no food shortages. As soon as they found out there were they acted quickly. My family is from Karachi and put the blame on Hindus in the Indian government who wanted to make the Muslim politicians in Bengal look bad for the delays in getting to grips with the famine.

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

The Bengal assembly was democratically elected Hindus and Muslims they weren't British. If you want to blame the government blame the Bengal government. Indians will repeat that the British ruled India but the reality is Indians ruled India including Bengal

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

Did Gandhi send any food did 400 million Hindu Indians and any food that Patel send any food did nehru send any food only the British and Winston Churchill send food

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

If Bengal is predominantly Muslim why was Bengal assembly predominantly hindu? Do you think Hindus were trying to help starving and disease muslims?

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

Indian Bengali government was democratically elected although Bengal was mostly Muslim government was Hindu those were Hindu Indians those weren't British that were governed been go if you want to blame the government than blame the Indians

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

These comments comparing Winston Churchill to Hitler are not accurate. Indian writer Arundhati Roy called Churchill a "greater monster than Hitler," but this statement ignores Churchill's support for Indian independence and significant reforms he implemented in India. Indian politician Sashi Tharoor described Churchill as a "mass murderer" and his actions in India as a "holocaust," but these extreme claims are not supported by historical evidence. The Bengal famine was a complex issue caused by multiple factors, including war-time food shortages and poor governance. Churchill and the British government took significant actions to address the famine, including sending food aid to India and helping to eradicate starvation within a year. This view is supported by Indian historians such as Mukul Kesavan, who have acknowledged Churchill's efforts to mitigate the famine's impact.

[@KickBackOffTheGround]

I think a lot of people were casually racist in those days- I have even heard stories about Ghandhi being racist towards black people. People need to look at the socio-historical context. So much more complex than labelling someone racist and the debate is becoming too simplified.

[@omzdinho5737]

It's not so much that he's racist but more sk the fact that he played a huge part in millions of people dying as the man said. There isn't much context required since anyone with common sense can understand what the scenario was.

[@KickBackOffTheGround]

@@omzdinho5737 yes it's true, but the democratic values he fought for became far better than what he faught against- Hitller with fascism and Stalin and Mao with communism- many millions more have died under them. U don't get power by being a nice man. I'm not sticking up for Churchill, I'm just putting it into perspective that under his leadership democratic liberalism has evolved into a recognition of those evils that are hushed in communism and encouraged in fascism.

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

@@KickBackOffTheGround I thought he fought for empire? I never thought India and Africa had democracy? I thought his friends were also concerned about his extreme hatred for indian even the secretary of India at that time compare him to Hitler saying: I don't see any different between the views of Hitler and him.

[@KickBackOffTheGround]

@@Abhishek-sr2pu yes he fought for empire and democracy and the freedoms many of us enjoy. The wider picture is more complete than a label of racist because It is only through democracy that racism can be challenged, therefore Churchill helped create the foundations for eventual movements towards equality

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

@@KickBackOffTheGround define democracy? Did all empire had excess to democracy? How much Britain(only UK not the colonies) contributed to the war? By loosing every single battle with Nazi before ussr and American arrives? Isn't America was a democracy and even better democracy then imperialist British Empire.

[@starboy-zg5kn]

What a shallow discussion, sir Winston Churchill was a great statement.

[@iyxec]

Churchill is the most evil creature ever existed. A War Criminal. Committed crimes against humanity. Let Churchill burn in Hell.

[@dss6838]

Well you should read the book for detailed discussion. Also this is not discussion at first place, it promotion. And stay happy in your delusional world. Or may be just google about his atrocities. Clearly your well resourced English library will not have these details. #censored.

[@vladof_putler]

BTS Army detected. Opinion denied.

[@AthelstansSuccessor]

Both were good lads

[@connorjames6226]

He was significantly better than Hitler - but he was a old school colonialist

[@pjmoseley243]

In times of war (WW2) in order to defeat the AXIS powers hard decisions had to be made.

[@vikramgupta2326]

Yes, but that was not the last option available. He did not care about Indian lives. Nice effort at the noble point but this decision is not what the defeat of the Axis came down to.

[@pjmoseley243]

@@vikramgupta2326 lets face it, now he is dead and no one really remembers him, its easy for people with devilish intentions to sneak in and slide a knife into his back. You for example would never have been heard of if it wasn't for your criticism of the Great Man. I mean now he is not here and he is dead what better time to ruin a hero.

[@vikramgupta2326]

@@pjmoseley243 I have a passion for history...and facts. No one is sliding a knife in Churchill's back. That suggests betrayal and cunning, which is not what's happening in this conversation. He absolutely deserves criticism though. No person in history can be described from just one vantage point. I agree he was a great war time leader for Britain at a critical juncture in history. That is a fact. It is also a fact that he contributed to the death of 3.5 million people in India and wanted to keep India in oppression. It is disappointing that simply acknowledging that second part you find blasphemous. More disappointing is the unnecessary death of 3.5 million, including children due to starvation, is of no consequence to you, nothing more than a simple tax write-off. I know you don't care but try to understand the Indian perspective...this man's efforts were all for Britain and Western Europe, absolutely no benefit to India. I can see why he's a hero to you. Hopefully you can see why elsewhere he's perceived as a devil of sorts.

[@random22453]

@@pjmoseley243 he isnt a hero. Thats the problem

[@pjmoseley243]

@@vikramgupta2326 you will have read a reply supposedly from me about now he is not here its easy to sneak inetc..... I dont remember writing this I'm afrain i think letter get tampered with???

[@narendranarendra5143]

Gandhi Hitler churchill all are come under same category

[@nayanbhide9930]

I will have to respectfully disagree about the Gandhi part.

[@random22453]

Gandhi wasnt nearly as worse. The others caused a lot of deaths.

[@Will-tw5og]

Gandhi wasn't purposefully responsible for genocides.

[@priteshpjjagani4753]

Mismanagement of the Indian Bengal famine of 1943 belongs to the Indian Bengal government of mostly Hindus ruling Muslims, not the British. Between 1935 and 1940, the government of Indian Bengal was mostly made up of Indians, mostly Hindus ruling over Muslims. During the famine between 1940 and 1945, the Indian Bengal government was still mostly made up of Indians, mostly Hindus ruling over Muslims. The Indian Bengal government was democratically elected in 1940, with 175 Hindus, 65 Muslims, and 10 scheduled caste elected officials. However, the Hindu-majority party in power in Bengal, the Krishak Praja Party, had discriminatory policies towards Muslims, who made up a significant portion of Bengal's population. This worsened the famine's impact on the Muslim population. The Government of India Act 1935 decentralized the administration of food and agriculture to the provincial governments, including Bengal. Natural disasters such as crop disease and cyclones had severely affected Bengal's food production. Additionally, the Japanese Empire occupied Burma/Myanmar, which had historically supplied rice to British India during famines, further reducing the food supply in Bengal. The British Empire are not to blame for losing ships to German and Japanese submarines, making it difficult to transport supplies to India, and news of the fall of Burma leading to other Indian provinces refusing to help Bengal, it's important to acknowledge the role of the Indian Bengal government in mismanaging the crisis. Marwari traders hoarded grain, exacerbating the food shortage. Canadian Prime Minister McKenzie King offered to send grain to Bengal, but British Prime Minister Winston Churchill secure safe transport of so he ordered that grain be shipped from Australia, which was ordered to send 444,000 tons of wheat (one year of food) in the middle of a World War. Churchill also wrote to American President Roosevelt for shipping support for grain, but Roosevelt refused to help because safe transport couldn't be secured and due to his belief that the complete destruction of Germany and Japan was a more pressing priority than helping with the famine. In conclusion, the mismanagement of food resources by the Indian Bengal government played the key role in exacerbating this crisis. Discrimination against Muslims population led them disproportionately suffer even more compared to their fellow Hindu peers during this period. According to Government of India Act 1935 food & agriculture related decisions were provincial issues so ultimately those mostly Hindus governing Bengal are responsible for the missteps or intentional neglect regarding handling such matters effectively.

[@sabrinashahab795]

One should know what he said about Palestinians , Chinese and other races . Yes he was like Hitler because he believed that so called superior races had the right to eliminate so-called inferior races . Unlike Hitler , he liked Jews , that of of course led to the creation of a Jewish majority state Israel through the expulsion and ethinic cleasing of Palestinians

[@shaheenchaudhry9824]

I am British born Pakistani, i love my country, proud too, shame on this man, for insulting Sir Winstin Churchill, whom saved our island from invasion from the Nazis.

[@vikramgupta2326]

Honestly, you sound like a mindless parrot. You are only considering a one dimensional analysis of Churchill, and hence sound exceptionally ignorant. And for the record, Churchill didn't save England from invasion. Hitler offered England a peace agreement and actually had no desire for a war with Britain.

[@vikramgupta2326]

@@swcshorty Hello! Sitting here with a beer on a Saturday night, so thought I'd reply! I just state facts! ...and like talking about history....it's ok for every nation to celebrate it's past glories, but also need to acknowledge it's errors. While I don't think it's productive to hold on to past injustices, there are some valid points made here on pure historical balance. I'm all ears if you wanna talk facts and history, with ofcourse, some interpretation...but if you're the type who just yells and gets pissed off when someone says something you don't like...well, then... there's no point.

[@vikramgupta2326]

@@swcshorty Thanks!

[@random22453]

Just care about your country. If you dont care about millions dying, then i dont give a shit if Germany got your land either. Youre a white supremacist

[@andym9571]

Churchill and the Allies ( and many brave Indians who fought on the British side) saved India from a Japanese invasion. Estimated Indian deaths if they had ..50 million .

[@dnsh777]

Facts.

[@ada9471]

Pak 👍👍👍👍👍

[@prabhakariyer7319]

I am a little surprised with u guys Yankee doodling doo in a Britt acccent.

[@DerekOfRivia]

Imperialism was a great thing for India in the long run.

[@bennY-lz3wd]

No it wasn't. Indians were maimed, tortured, killed and taken advantage of for roughly 200 years. Millions were starved to death by the british which equals genocide. 45 trillion $ in todays money was taken out of India. You have no clue what you're talking about.

[@mauricebuckmaster9368]

@@bennY-lz3wd " Indians were maimed, tortured, killed . . . " - Evidence, please, then we can discuss it. "Millions were starved to death by the british . . . " - Nonsense. "45 trillion $ in todays money was taken out of India." - Nonsense. You have no clue what you're talking about. ...

[@bennY-lz3wd]

​@@mauricebuckmaster9368 The bengal famine was caused by chruchills policies, killing millions of indians. Churchill called the indians a beastly people with a beastly religion. and according to him it was their own fault for breeding like rabbits that they starved. New research by the renowned economist Utsa Patnaik - just published by Columbia University Press. Drawing on nearly two centuries of detailed data on tax and trade, Patnaik calculated that Britain drained a total of nearly $45 trillion from India during the period 1765 to 1938. Many more atrocities were committed in India by the British.

[@mauricebuckmaster9368]

@@bennY-lz3wd Churchill’s only role in the Bengal Famine was that he took action to end it. As for your Utsa Patnaik garbage, would you like me to tell you where to shove it? ….

[@mauricebuckmaster9368]

@@bennY-lz3wd “Renowned economist”? - World famous in India, lol. …

[@Manoj-fv1ng]

SHASHI THAROOR 🤩

[@stthuammangvaiphei382]

No sound is heard

[@marinhopaais426]

He is part of Great Britain’s history whether you like it or not! Accept it and deal with it!

[@ahopefiend1867]

People accept it and deal with it. That's why Churchill's statue will be removed from public places very soon.

[@marinhopaais426]

A Hope Fiend It does not make any sense! Those ones that removes statues should take their own lives in their hands first.

[@marinhopaais426]

BLACK HOOD Thanks

[@Annamaria1943]

Marinho Paais You are one of those guys who - since not having any better - always throws in the “should-would” argument for others. Try harder 🤡

[@random22453]

Yes sure. Hitler is also in world's history. Not necessarily making him good

[@gabrielfriedel4754]

lies lies lies and lies

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

?? So your propoganda is true? So now Stalin and Hitler will also becomes hero?

[@gabrielfriedel4754]

@@Abhishek-sr2pu WHHHAAAAAAAT

[@djhouseproject]

well thought out argument lol

[@vikramgupta2326]

Idiot alert.

[@random22453]

@@gabrielfriedel4754 shame on you for being a nazi

[@theresias9997]

History is important !

[@user-sy2ik7pl1w]

Cheap, that is what he said. The cheap man with an expensive suit is Churchill.

[@RS-wp5di]

In 2019, a study published in the journal, Geophysical Research Letters, suggested that the Bengal Famine of 1943 which led to the death of more than 3 million people, was not caused just by drought but also due to complete policy failure on part of then-British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

Bengal assembly was democratically elected 250 Representatives both Hindus and Muslims not British if you want to blame the policies of the government then blame the Indians

[@naseemfirdaus1789]

A thoroughly enjoyable discourse between two extremely well versed and erudite personalities. Thank you two for giving us great pleasure in watching the interview. 🙏🙏🙏

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

According to you all of these Indian historians are liars who say that India was poor country compared to Europe and England. So you are telling me that Indians are liars According to historians, the wealth of Europe (including England/the British UK) and all of Continental Europe was significantly higher than that of India when the British arrived in India. This is due to a number of factors such as technological advancement and increased access to resources. In his book, "A History of India", Indian historian Romila Thapar states: "The wealth of Europe and the rest of the continent was significantly greater than that of India. The reasons for this were many-such as technological advancement, increased access to resources and commercial expansion." Indian historian R.C. Majumdar wrote in his book "A History of India": "The wealth and power of England and other countries of Europe was far greater than that of India." Indian historian Bipan Chandra wrote in his book "India Since Independence": "The wealth and power of the Western nations, including England, was far greater than that of India." Indian historian Sri Ram Sharma wrote in his book "The Meaning and Imposition of British Rule": "It is clear that the wealth and power of Europe, particularly England was far greater than India's." Indian historian K.K. Aziz wrote in his book "A History of the Idea of India": "In terms of wealth and power, England and Europe were far superior to India." Indian historian R.S. Sharma wrote in his book "India's Past": "The level of wealth and power possessed by the European nations, particularly England was far greater than India's." Indian historian R.C. Dutt wrote in his book "The Economic History of British India": "It is clear that the wealth and power of Europe, particularly England was far greater than India's."

[@BAFREMAUXSOORMALLY]

HITLER???

[@85488899]

Add Kissinger to the list of mass murderers. The interviewer's accent is not British, I have a good ear and I can hear his Indianness not that this is in any way germane to the substance of why we are here.

[@anitahiawatha6060]

I disagree, he is WORSE