Boris Johnson Faces Calls To Apologise For Colonial-Era Massacre In India
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Pal-Dadhvav massacre: Gujarat's official float at this year's annual Republic Day parade depicted the killings as the "untold story of bravery and sacrifice of the tribals"
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces calls to apologise for a colonial-era massacre when he visits Gujarat today, 100 years after as many as 1,200 people were killed protesting against imperial rule.
Last month saw the centenary of the Pal-Dadhvav massacre, when historians say around 2,000 tribal people led by social reformer Motilal Tejawat gathered to protest against exploitation, forced labour and high taxes.
According to the Gujarat government, British Major HG Sutton ordered his troops to open fire. "Like a battlefield, the entire area was filled with corpses," it said. Two wells, it added, were "overflowing with bodies".
The state's official float at this year's annual Republic Day parade depicted the killings as the "untold story of bravery and sacrifice of the tribals", it said in a statement that put the death toll at 1,200.
