Dr Shashi Tharoor MP - Britain Does Owe Reparations

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The motion: This house believes Britain owes reparations to her former colonies.

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[arkadeepsarkar]

The only reason why the Pyramids still exist in Egypt is because they were too heavy for the British folks to steal and put in the British museum.

[mdsarfrazkhan]

Britishers gave us english...
Shashi Tharoor gave it back to Britishers...

[hyperrealitytv]

In 1997 i nearly got expelled from college du leman, geneva, switzerland(a highly reputable boarding school in the world), for protesting a british teacher's comments on how the British went to india to teach the indians how to live properly. i am an Iranian citizen.

[nfmg]

"If you see two fishes fighting in a pond then a Englishman must have passed by ! "
~ An American Saying !

[dr.strange]

•Thought of any other name for British Museums ?

"CHOR BAZAAR"

[catherinedixon]

I am from the UK and I am sorry for what we have done to India. We should really do something for India. love India from UK..!!

[danielharris]

When Shashi makes mistakes, dictionary gets corrected 😀

[ut]

Those four people in the back, just thinking, “man, y did we invite him. He is just roasting us.”🤣😂

[ritishp]

"No wonder the sun never set on the British empire because even God couldn't trust the English in the dark"... LOL.. That's such a classic !! :D

[buntybru]

Normal :- Thug life
Tharoor: - Delinquent life

[KTruth]

I was reading Indian History from the advent of Europeans till Independence. By the end, my eyes were filled with tears.

[MrMjdc]

Imagine being this eloquent in your second language

[maheswarareddy]

Finally an Indian made them realise what we lost in 200 years. Royalty doesn't come by looting.

[ThomasMathew]

One of those "Vivekananda" moments in Indian History.

[stanshepard]

This is perhaps the best speech heard from other than the vivekanands speech at un

[Smcgreg]

"A robber steals from your home and stubs his toe, you can't really say 'there were sacrifices on both sides'" LOL Well done!

[vs-gjcp]

If he was my history teacher, i would never have failed at it

[nikhilyadav]

The real meaning of "Ghar me ghuske marna"😂

[samaunnobi]

One of the best oratories i have ever listened to.... Wow..please give a big hand for this legend.. Long live

[en]

“It’s a bit rich to oppress, enslave, kill, torture, maim people for 200 years and then celebrate the fact that they are democratic at the end of it.” I see British pride melting away with every word that comes out of his mouth. What a lesson.