Amid Kesari Chapter 2’s Buzz, British Parliament Stirred Up Due To A Debate Over Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Akshay Kumar and R Madhavan’s Kesari Chapter 2 garnered all the attention due to its hard-hitting teaser, revisiting the historical dark chapter of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Amid this, in a significant moment in the British Parliament, MP Bob Blackman urged the UK government to apologize for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre formally.

Blackman recalled how, on April 13, 1919, General Dyer ordered troops to fire on a peaceful crowd, killing 1,500 and injuring 1,200, leaving a lasting stain on Britain’s colonial history. Ahead of the 106th anniversary of the event, he discussed apologizing to Indians.

Blackman said, “In 2019, then Prime Minister Theresa May recognized this was a stain on British Colonial rule in India. But could we have a statement during government time? The anniversary will be on April 13th this year when we’re in recess, so could we have a statement from the government admitting what went wrong and formally apologizing to the people of India?”