In a bizarre and first of its kind invitation that is making rounds on social media, the Hindu Sena invites you to pay tribute to British Queen Victoria on her 118th death anniversary.
Why, you ask? Well, according to the invite, “Britishers helped India to get independence in 1857 from foreign Islamic invaders/terrorist and it was India’s 1st independence in true sense.”
Queen Victoria adopted the title "Empress of India" from 1 May 1876 until her death on 22 January 1901.
When The Quint got in touch with Vishnu Gupta, President of Hindu Sena, he said:
“Queen Victoria united India by bringing hundreds of princely states under one umbrella. She and the British knew that India would become a Muslim state if left to the Mughals. So they divided the country on the basis of religion,” the colonial apologist said.
Hindu Sena and its cadres lit diyas and showered flowers on Queen Victoria’s photograph at Jantar Mantar.
Vishnu Gupta has been in the news for various reasons: he was detained in 2015 for allegedly making a false complaint that beef was being served at the Kerala House canteen in Delhi.
In 2011, his outfit Hindu Sena had celebrated the birthday of US President Donald Trump with a 7.1 kg cake in 2017.
Recently, in November 2018, Gupta had written to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, requesting him to change the name of Tipu Express – a train between Bengaluru and Mysuru – to Ananth Express.
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