Ấn Độ đòi Anh trả lại viên kim cương "khủng" trên vương miện hoàng gia

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A petition (đơn xin, thỉnh cầu) for the UK to return the Kohinoor to India is making the rounds on social media. For the uninitiated (không quen, thành thạo (công việc...)), the call for the UK to return the diamond (kim cương) to India grew louder after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Indian Twitterati said that the “loot” (của cướp được, bổng lộc phi pháp) must now be returned to India, the place where Kohinoor originated, and from where it was taken away eons ago.

Founder and Managing Partner of investment company Monta Vista Capital, Venktesh Shukla, who started the petition, aims to get 1 million signatures. In the LinkedIn post where he shared the petition, Shukla said, “The British should return the Kohinoor diamond to India now. Every time the crown appears with Kohinoor as the jewel of the crown, it reminds the world of Britain's colonial past (quá khứ thực dân) and the shameful (đáng xấu hổ) way they got a five year old prince to "gift" it to Britain. UK is an honorable country and let us remind it that the honorable thing to do is to return such "loot" to its rightful owner.”

The petition recounts the journey of the Kohinoor from its mining to the hands of the UK royals. The petition said that after Kohinoor changed hands among various kings, it found its way to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who was ruling Punjab at the time.

“The British conquered Punjab Kingdom after his death in 1849 and put his five year old son, Daleep Singh as the King under the Regency of the British. Later they got this child to "gift" this diamond to the British. They also moved Daleep Singh to England, converted him to Christianity and did not allow him to meet his mother or any other Indian so he won't be aware of his heritage (di sản),” it stated.