AIB breaks down India's Independence Day

Political commentators have argued that this is an extremely odd period in India's history. Many believe that we have a prime minister who doesn't prioritise the rock of secularism upon which Nehru, Gandhi and Ambedkar had built our land.

Dalits are revolting in the PM's home state of Gujarat against oppression at the hands of gau rakshaks who value the life of a cow more than that of fellow human beings, masquerading it as a religious duty.

Indians living in Kashmir are fighting for independence from the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), waiting for a life that the rest of us take for granted.

Political commentary against the State is coming increasingly under attack, with campaigns being allegedly run on social media to financially and socially harm public personalities and journalists.

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But they say that this is India's most "Indian" government yet, and on the eve of our 70th Independence Day, the "anti-national" Tanmay Bhat-led AIB came out with a thought-provoking video, showing a dialogue between India and Britain on August 14, 1947, in which India is giving it's "exit interview".

Pakistan lurks around, being our naughty enemy dropping infiltration jokes as India tries to convince Britain about all they did wrong.

In the middle is a rendition of Nehru's "Tryst with Destiny" speech, in which he promises the following things:

1. I will not divide and rule on the bases of religion, ethnicities and colour.

2. I will not muzzle the media. I will let people say whatever they want, whenever they want.

3. I will not put students in jail because they have an unfavourable opinion of me. And shooting at civilians? What kind of insecure regime does that?

Alas.

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Some of these things definitely don't happen 70 years after independence.

Or so they tell us.

Watch the full video here: