Return Kohinoor to India, UK MP Keith Vaz says

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Return Kohinoor to India, UK MP Keith Vaz says​

LONDON: Indian-origin British MP Keith Vaz on Tuesday called for the world-famous Kohinoor diamond to be returned to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's UK visit in November.

Vaz's comments came in response to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's recent stirring speech at the Oxford Union calling for Britain to pay reparations to India for 200 years of its brutal colonial rule.

"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 arrive in the UK in November, and Prime Minister David Cameron has gone out of his way to maintain a strong bilateral relationship.

The Kohinoor diamond (embedded at the centre) in the British queen's crown. (Getty Images file photo)​

"What a wonderful moment it would be, if and when Prime Minister Modi finishes his visit, which is much overdue, he returns to India with the promise of the diamond's return," Vaz said.

The Kohinoor was mined in medieval times in the Kollur mine in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district. At one time it was considered the largest diamond in the world.

The diamond was originally owned by the Kakatiya Dynasty, which had installed it in a temple of a Hindu goddess as her eye. It passed through the hands of various invaders and was finally appropriated by the British during the Raj.

A replica of the Kohinoor diamond. (Getty Images file photo)​

Today the diamond is a part of the Crown of Queen Elizabeth II.

However, till now Britain has refused demands to return the diamond to its country of origin.

Source:- Return Kohinoor to India, UK MP Keith Vaz says - The Times of India

 

[Djinn]

Half of this should be given to Pakistan

 

[RazorMC]

They have a poor history of returning stolen, I mean rescued, treasures.
What became of Egypt's request to return artifacts related to it's ancient history?

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Half of this should be given to Pakistan

Reason being?

 

[Srinivas]

A mere statements do not work, they should return Kohinoor and Peacock throne to India.

 

[chhota bheem]

Return Kohinoor to India, UK MP Keith Vaz says​

A replica of the Kohinoor diamond. (Getty Images file photo)​

Which one is the replica the stone or the one holding it

 

[Sipahi]

They will give India a pure Indian "BABA JI KA THULU"

 

[ito]

Forget the history...move forward...I don't think India will achieve anything by looking at the past especially with UK.

 

[Echo_419]

Return Kohinoor to India, UK MP Keith Vaz says​

LONDON: Indian-origin British MP Keith Vaz on Tuesday called for the world-famous Kohinoor diamond to be returned to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's UK visit in November.

Vaz's comments came in response to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's recent stirring speech at the Oxford Union calling for Britain to pay reparations to India for 200 years of its brutal colonial rule.

"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 arrive in the UK in November, and Prime Minister David Cameron has gone out of his way to maintain a strong bilateral relationship.

The Kohinoor diamond (embedded at the centre) in the British queen's crown. (Getty Images file photo)​

"What a wonderful moment it would be, if and when Prime Minister Modi finishes his visit, which is much overdue, he returns to India with the promise of the diamond's return," Vaz said.

The Kohinoor was mined in medieval times in the Kollur mine in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district. At one time it was considered the largest diamond in the world.

The diamond was originally owned by the Kakatiya Dynasty, which had installed it in a temple of a Hindu goddess as her eye. It passed through the hands of various invaders and was finally appropriated by the British during the Raj.

A replica of the Kohinoor diamond. (Getty Images file photo)​

Today the diamond is a part of the Crown of Queen Elizabeth II.

However, till now Britain has refused demands to return the diamond to its country of origin.

Source:- Return Kohinoor to India, UK MP Keith Vaz says - The Times of India

This is nearly impossible

 

[Moon]

dehati aurat.

No need to use your name to address others.
On Topic:
Mere stunt to gain votes of the Indians residing in UK, after the win in elections they will forget it just like a phone in the dashboard. Opportunism at it's finest, not to mention exploitation of public emotions.

 

[mujhaidind]

Kohinoor was owned by muslim rulers intially. It should be given to Afganistan or Pakistan

 

[zzebie]

Kohinoor was owned by muslim rulers intially. It should be given to Afganistan or Pakistan

It is said Kohinoor belonged to the Kakatiya dynasty first. It was mined from the Kollur mines in Andhra. I don't have a list but this particular diamond was not the only one mined from Kollur.

Whatever the history, sadly i don't think it will make it's way out of UK, at least for now.

 

[M.SAAD]

Why India??



Why not Pakistan?

 

[Mo12]

Why India??



Why not Pakistan?

it says the stone is from Andhara Pradesh.

And the stone is much older than Pakistan.

 

[Arya Desa]

Don't give pakistan the koohinoor. It's worth 10% of pakistan's GDP. That's too much money for them to handle. Nuclear bomb output will increase to 100 bombs a year. Hell, they'll start giving them out for free to Arabia, Afghanistan, Turkey, Iran. pakistan will become the Oprah of nuclear bombs, "you get one, you get one, you all get nukes!"