In response to Shashi Tharoor's recent speech at the Oxford Union, asking for Britain to pay reparations for ruining India for 200 years, UK MP Keith Vaz called for the famous Kohinoor diamond to be returned to India during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit in November.
“I welcome Dr Tharoor's speech and the endorsement of its message by Prime Minister Modi. I share their views. These are genuine grievances which must be addressed. Pursuing monetary reparations is complex, time consuming and potentially fruitless, but there is no excuse for not returning precious items such as the Kohinoor diamond, a campaign I have backed for many years,” said Vaz, the longest serving British MP of Asian descent.
Modi is due to visit the UK in november as Prime Minister David Cameron has gone the extra step to maintain bilateral relations.
