GILBERT ELLIOT-MURRAY-KYNYNMOUND

In 1909 Minto was dispatched to India by the British Liberal government to reform the racism in government appointments. Minto first identified Dr. A. Mukerji, the Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University as a perfect candidate for the first Indian appointment to the Viceroy’s Executive Council. Instead Satyendra Sinha was appointed.

Many were critical then, and in retrospect, of this speech claiming that it incited Muslim separatism and set the stage for the tragic partition of India a half century later in which 2 million people were killed.

In 1909 Minto was dispatched to India by the British Liberal government to reform the racism in government appointments. Minto first identified Dr. A. Mukerji, the Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University as a perfect candidate for the first Indian appointment to the Viceroy’s Executive Council. Instead Satyendra Sinha was appointed.

Many were critical then, and in retrospect, of this speech claiming that it incited Muslim separatism and set the stage for the tragic partition of India a half century later in which 2 million people were killed.