"All?" Greer, the commander of the naval base, took a breath, "It's really not a small project."
Maclean, who received the telegram from New Delhi, was indeed preparing to go to war in British India, just as Alan Wilson expected. The treaty between Britain and Ceylon had promised to protect the status of Buddhism.
This kind of commitment was actually made to the Hindus in British India. Buddhism in the subcontinent was completely defeated by Hinduism in the 13th century. Since then, Buddhism, which had been tit-for-tat with Hinduism in the subcontinent, disappeared, and Ceylon became a Buddhist country isolated overseas.
It has become another center of dissemination in the Buddhist world. However, with the continuous influx of immigrants from the subcontinent, Ceylon has also seen a trend of Indianization. Ceylon's history of nearly a thousand years has been a constant struggle against Hinduism, which is dominated by Tamils.
History of invasion.
If it weren't for the fact that the population of the subcontinent was dozens of times larger than that of Ceylon, the Buddhist monks summoned by Maclean would have wanted to take Maclean directly to the Hindu temple to make these bastards disappear from Ceylon.
But even if they were unwilling to offend the Indians on the subcontinent, these monks gave a positive answer to MacLean's question. That is, there is indeed a group of saints in Hindu temples, and the situation is similar to what was stated in the New Delhi telegram.
Isolated Hindu temples are scattered throughout Ceylon due to historical reasons. These Hindu temples are easy to be raided, but McLean is still most concerned about the stronghold of Hinduism in Ceylon and what is the local situation in the Jaffna Peninsula.
For centuries, Jaffna has been the cultural and religious center of Tamil Hinduism in Sri Lanka, especially during the Tamil dynasty. The Kingdom of Jaffna was a powerful Tamil dynasty that controlled the region with Nallur as its capital.
He ruled northern Ceylon for hundreds of years from his landing in Ceylon in the 13th century.
It is the tradition of the British Empire to support minorities to check and balance, such as introducing Indians to manage Africa, Burma, and Malaya, while supporting peaceful believers and suppressing Hindus in the subcontinent. But this cannot be done in Ceylon. Ceylon Buddhists and subcontinental Buddhists
Compared with themselves, Hindus are just a drop in the ocean. If they contact the Tamils and suppress the locals, it will only make the Indians become the mainstay.
MacLean also understood this. If he wanted to launch a raid on all Hindu temples, in addition to the assistance of the British army, he also needed the support of the local Sinhalese. Only the Sinhalese had this ability and knew the secrets of Hindu temples in various places.
trend.
Coincidentally, Sir Barron was also talking to the Governor-General of India about the Clean India Movement, which might require the support of the British army, which was almost the same as what Maclean was doing.
The situation in Ceylon is different. If British India wanted to replicate this kind of action, it would certainly be able to get some support from the Peace Cults, but the Peace Cults are ultimately a minority, both in terms of distribution and number. There are many.
The religious center of Hinduism is not well understood even by peaceful believers.
Fortunately, the Supreme Court has been investigating for a long time, and it started as early as when the cabinet mission came to British India. Naturally, the actions of British India mainly relied on the British army to be implemented.
Of course, it was Sir Barron who came forward to convince the Governor that he was the head of the civil service in British India. Alan Wilson absolutely did not dare to overstep his authority and could only do some detailed things, such as narrating dramas to Vivien Leigh.
Vivien Leigh returned to New Delhi and was still living in her original apartment complex. She was very tired from the long journey. Alan Wilson came to the house with a compassionate heart and brought essential oils, hoping to help the hard-working international movie queen relieve her fatigue.
Sunlight streamed in through the window, and Alan Wilson used skillful techniques while saying, "I'm actually not sure whether we can completely eradicate this group of anti-human saints from the subcontinent, but I'm very good at establishing your image."
The good thing is that the documentary is called India's Daughter, and your role in it should fully demonstrate the humanistic care of the British Empire. The image will naturally focus on truth, goodness and beauty, and play a role in saving the temple saint."
Bang bang... "It must be full of humanistic care, like a goddess coming to the world to save these miserable saints. Of course, the image of our Governor's Palace must also be positive. Once the documentary is completed, it will be widely disseminated in all British colonies."
India's Daughter is a very famous documentary that records the attitudes of all parties in the case of the rape and death of Indian female medical intern Jyoti Singh Pandey by a man, as well as the impact of this case on the victim's family and the perpetrators
and the impact on Indian society.
What does this have to do with the British Empire? Why doesn't it matter? That documentary was also invested and filmed by the UK! The company that produced the documentary is called the BBC, and the UK will never let go of the opportunity to step on its former colonies.
The reputation of the BBC in India is similar to that of CNN in China. The UK has no time to care about news from other places, but if it is Indian news, that is a different matter.
"Huh!" Vivien Leigh groaned, indicating that she heard it, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw the man in front of her take off his pants and come closer, and said feebly, "Didn't I agree that it was just a massage..."
Late at night on April 15th, the weather was humid, and Donald Maclean, who was already somewhat confident, followed the troops stationed at the Trincomalee Naval Base and drove his jeep on the road. He looked so prepared that it even made people think that World War II was not over yet and that the British troops were still there.
The Japanese army fought fiercely in the dense forests of Southeast Asia.
Donald MacLean's goal was to target the Jaffna Peninsula, the stronghold of the Hindus in Ceylon. Of course, the current Ceylon Commissioner could not know that this would be the stronghold of the LTTE decades later in normal history.
But having said that, it is still unknown whether the LTTE will exist in the future. Maybe it will be wiped out due to the butterfly effect directly caused by the Clean India Movement.
This is not excluded in any religious field. It is not surprising that there are such groups of saints in Hindu temples.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When we arrived at the target temple, it was still dark. The soldiers in the convoy jumped out of the car and approached the temple on foot for the last 100 meters. The temple in front of us was magnificent.
The countless indescribable reliefs are dazzling.
But obviously Donald MacLean doesn't have this patience, and it's considered very disciplined not to show any disgust.
With a wave of Donald Maclean's hand, dozens of British soldiers rushed into the temple. The temple suddenly became noisy, and Donald Maclean's Tamil language sounded like the language of the devil, which made people very irritated.
But soon, with the sound of a gunshot, justice and order came to the world, and the temple became quiet again. At this time, Donald McLean walked in to see what was wrong with this so-called temple.
Donald McLean, who was holding a flashlight, saw a group of elders who were at least middle-aged, many already elderly, naked, and on the other side were very young girls who were also naked and thin.
Most British soldiers are not surprised by the facts before them. The British army dare not say that their military discipline is a model for the earth, but compared with the armies of the United States and the Soviet Union, they still have some respect for the old imperialists.
I dare not say that there is nothing wrong with treating ordinary people, but most British soldiers still know what morality is. The worst is the worst, and most British soldiers will give money if their needs are met.
There are not many people like Alan Wilson's loyal subordinate Andy who refuses to pay.
"Commissioner!" the captain who led the team for this operation looked at Donald MacLean, whose face was as sinking as water, and whispered in a low voice.
"The courts in British Ceylon must have been very busy recently." Donald MacLean sighed, and immediately said, "Search the entire temple to see if there is anything missing."
The operation led by McLean alone was just the beginning. After it was determined that there was a problem with the Hindu temple, similar operations were launched throughout Ceylon.
Soon the British soldiers fell in love with this action, because many British soldiers discovered that Hindu temples were really a good place, just like the churches in medieval Europe represented wealth.
The Governor-General's Office in New Delhi was also watching Maclean's actions in Ceylon.
After receiving the expected results of the operation, Lord Barron prepared two telegrams, one to the Secretary of State for India who did not know whether he had arrived in London, indicating the success of the Clean India Campaign.
Another telegram was sent to Cabinet Secretary Edward Bridges, explaining the reasons for doing so from another aspect, saying that he wanted to be wary of the possibility of India and Ceylon becoming one in the future, and to combat the influence of Hinduism in Ceylon.
The entire population of Ceylon is around seven million people, and Tamils account for about one-fifth. They do not have the strength to confront India. Once India becomes independent, it is likely to use this to intervene in Ceylon. This will have a great impact on the British Empire.