Is it odd that India declared a day of state mourning for the British Queen?

Flags were lowered on Sunday and there was "no official entertainment".... not quite sure what that means.

The Indian PM wanted to convey his respects to the passing of the queen but many Indians were infuriated, not just because of the fact they were brutally colonised by Britain but also because the Royal Family still hold a number of treasures taken from India including the Kohinoor Diamond.

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antonioioio · 70-79, M

The Queen was their head of state

SomeMichGuy · M

@antonioioio They are in the Commonwealth, but as an independent country, not as a "realm" (those places for which the British monarch IS the head of state).

antonioioio · 70-79, M

@SomeMichGuy Scotland Wales, Northern Ireland, Canada Australia New Zealand and that's not all that's in commonwealth and the Queen was their head of state

BabyLonia · F

@antonioioio she was never their head of state. They were declared independent in 1947, she was queen from 1952.

SomeMichGuy · M

@BabyLonia But India *was* a "dominion" of the monarch (GRVI) until it became a republic in early 1950.

Still never under ERII except as acknowledging her as symbolic head of the Commonwealth.

antonioioio · 70-79, M

@SomeMichGuy your 100%. Correct and when they go into government every time they give allegiance to the crown

BabyLonia · F

@antonioioio no they don't

Read this link, it explains the Commonwealth.

India is a republic and is no longer part of the British Empire.

It is part of the Commonwealth but only agreed to join if it did not have to swear alligience to the Crown

https://thecommonwealth.org/london-declaration-1949