After the demise of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, people were concerned as to who will succeed her and more importantly, what will happen to the Kohinoor studded crown of the Queen.
Pictured here is the Kohinoor diamond. Stolen by the British and now in the hands of their Royal Family.
The British looted an est £45 thrillion from India between 1765-1938. They looted so much the word loot entered the English language from the Hindustani word meaning to rob pic.twitter.com/8x0lzFU6tG
— Friendly Neighborhood Comrade (@SpiritofLenin) September 8, 2022
According to Hindustan Times, the Queen’s crown that’s studded with the world’s biggest diamond along with 2,800 other precious stones will go to the wife of Prince Charles, Camilla, after he will be crowned the King of the UK.
The world's most controversial diamond, Kohinoor is set to change hands.
The diamond, currently set in the Imperial State Crown, is set to be inherited by the Queen's daughter-in-law, Camilla.
READ MORE: https://t.co/FxTzezndnU pic.twitter.com/rQ3X1DaT0Y
— ETimes Lifestyle (@ETimesLifestyle) September 10, 2022
But Indians think that since the most controversial 105.6 carat diamond in the world was discovered in India’s Golconda mines in the 14th Century, it was time to bring back the ‘Mountain of Light’ to where it belongs.
They expressed their feeling to bring back India’s diamond with memes.
They’re distracted, somebody go steal back the Kohinoor
— Wattoo (@hkwattoo1) September 8, 2022
Now can we get our #Kohinoor back?
Reminder that Queen Elizabeth is not a remnant of colonial times. She was an active participant in colonialism.#QueenElizabeth #India pic.twitter.com/v9ZimoCx3b
— Gomz (@classy_mathi) September 9, 2022
BREAKING: *Queen Elizabeth dies at 96*@ShashiTharoor rushing for the #Kohinoor💎: pic.twitter.com/2w1GUtmbVu
— Husna Pervez حسنیٰ پرویز (@HusnaPervez) September 9, 2022
Indians asking about kohinoor to Elizabeth be like: pic.twitter.com/M4PSuSslhe
— Savage2.0 (@Meme_Canteen) September 9, 2022
Me at the Buckingham Palace as they prepare for the Queen's funeral#Kohinoor pic.twitter.com/mjyyX4D8iL
— Prarthan Agarwal (@prarthanagarwal) September 8, 2022
Indians trying to get Kohinoor after the death of queen pic.twitter.com/4lD0dr3alW
— Aaaaaman (@amanchaligid) September 8, 2022
British monarchy after seeing 'Kohinoor' trending in India. #KohinoorDiamond pic.twitter.com/zxBq4NeCmF
— Vedant Purohit (@iVedantPurohit) September 9, 2022
Time to send him again to retrieve Kohinoor pic.twitter.com/lVLm4OSnrM
— Anubhav Mohanty (@anubhavmhnty) September 8, 2022
Indians storming into the Buckingham trying to retrieving the #Kohinoor back pic.twitter.com/rgttCLSPbF
— kroo (@akehaiKr) September 8, 2022
Indian actor Vidyut Jammwal also took to Twitter to ask people if they really think the coveted diamond should be brought back to India.
Opinion? pic.twitter.com/Esm1lmdZgT
— Vidyut Jammwal (@VidyutJammwal) September 9, 2022
This is how some people reacted online:
Abhi Toh dedo https://t.co/eVHuhb0BPw
— Poonam Pandey (@iPoonampandey) September 10, 2022
It's never too late to mend!
Something that India should have pursued ages ago 💪🏻 https://t.co/u2ESiYmyRe— Neha Biman (@neha_biman) September 10, 2022
Kohinoor was mined from the Tribal area of Andhra Pradesh. I wholeheartedly believe the Queen would have returned the stone to the tribals but the British know about India and Indians very well. Indians would not hesitate to sell the tribals as slaves to Queen in return for stone https://t.co/elZuU69mHL
— ஃ🔺ழ (@KarikaalanX) September 10, 2022
Not Just Kohinoor …All the loot, Gold, Artifacts, manuscripts, and other things part of Bharat … https://t.co/fCXl8ZqSoj
— Veeresh ಅಲ್ಲದ್🇮🇳 (@AlladVeeresh) September 10, 2022
Who will they return it to? Kohinoor belonged to pre-partition India, I think both Pakistan and Bangladesh would want a piece of it. 🤔 https://t.co/5WyTSijmv1
— Ashish Kumar (@gyaancenter) September 10, 2022
Our governments tried to negotiate in past but UK declined it. We wish it comes back but again it’s been said Kohinoor is cursed, who knows what ill omen will it bring to us. Confused.
— Vanshika Vaze (@vanshikavaze) September 9, 2022
Kohinoor belongs to India but there are two countries who claim Kohinoor as their own, Pakistan and Afghanistan because it’s a matter of during Akhand Bharat.🙄
— 🇮🇳Sweety💃🐬 (@iAmSweety_SS) September 9, 2022
It’s not the first time that Indians demanded their diamond back. A couple of years ago, some Indians decided to sue the Queen of England to get back the Kohinoor diamond. The Indian government had demanded the Kohinoor back in 1947. But the British government wasn’t keen on it. The Kohinoor is also claimed by other countries including Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Kohinoor ka toh pata nhi but Twitter is currently a diamond mine of memes and jokes.