British reduced India to one of the poorest countries:Tharoor

December 21, 2016 22:34

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said 200 years of British rule had reduced India from its glory of one of richest countries in the world to the poorest one and their claims of bringing development and political unity was false as the British had done nothing intended for the benefit of India or Indians.

Speaking during the launch of his new book 'An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India' here, he said whatever the British had done in India was only those necessary to consolidate their rule and control over the country.

He said the British era history is needed to be retold today and his new book is an attempt to look comprehensively at the legacy of British Empire in India.

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