Rejected petition Remove all public commemorations to Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill had a dark side: his racist and genocidal treatment of Indians and Africans during the war years. In 1942 he diverted a grain shipment from India to supply Commonwealth troops,causing a famine that resulted in the deaths of over 3 million Bengalis. His emulation needs to end now!

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Churchills-Secret-War-Madhusree-Mukerjee/dp/0465024815

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2031992,00.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/2010/10/how_churchill_starved_india.html

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Not all public commemorations of Winston Churchill are the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament. Some will be the responsibility of other public bodies (such as local councils) and of private organisations.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 21 January 2016
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