“Return our Kohinoor diamond”: India demand!!?

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Return our Kohinoor diamond, demand raised on twitter after the death of queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II of britain has died. With this, indians have started raising demand on Twitter. In this, there is talk of returning India's Kohinoor diamond from Britain.


Queen Elizabeth II of britain has died. With this, indians have started a demand on Twitter. In this, there is talk of returning India's Kohinoor diamond from Britain. This 105.6-carat diamond has been in the british Crown's Crown since 1937. The queen continued to wear this crown till her death. It is being told that now this iconic crown will be handed over to queen Camilla.

At the same time, twitter users have started demanding about Kohinoor. One user wrote that the queen was an active participant in colonialism. This would be a sign that queen Elizabeth is no more. At the same time, another user posted a scene from the film dhoom 2. In this, Hrithik Roshan's character steals a diamond from a moving train. The user wrote that hrithik roshan has now set out on a journey to find the diamonds and pearls of our country. Now he will bring it back to india from the british Museum.

Significantly, the Kohinoor diamond was discovered in the 14th century in the golconda mine of India. In different centuries it continued to reach into different hands. At the same time, the government of india has also demanded the return of the Kohinoor diamond on several occasions. Such a demand has arisen even in the year 1947. However, the british government has consistently rejected this demand. It is mentioned in history that this precious diamond reached britain in india in 1849. Then after the Anglo-Sikh War, the Maharaja of Lahore handed it over to the british Raj under a treaty.

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