Why is the British government afraid? Refusal to make public the diary of Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India

New Delhi, May 16, 2021

The British government has once again refused to release the diaries of Lord Mountbatten, India's last viceroy, and his wife, Edwina Mountbatten.

British author Andrew Lowe has been trying to find out about the diaries for the past four years. He has spent as much as 2.5 million on them. However, he has once again failed. The British cabinet and the University of Southampton have rejected his appeal. Has given.

According to a British newspaper report, Andrew Lawney believes that the diaries and letters of Lord Mountbatten and his wife could lead to a mystery about the partition of India and Edwina's relationship and that the British government is not disclosing it.

It was decided to preserve Lord Mountbatten's diary and some of his wife Edwina's letters in the national interest in 2010. It is currently in the archives of the University of Southampton. Under the right, he appealed and the Information Commission ordered the diary as well as the letters to be made public but he could not reach the diary and the letters after that.

The University of Southampton says the government has ordered that the diaries and letters not be made public until further notice from us. "There are certain things in the diaries and letters that have led to the partition of India and Some of the stories about the royal family may come out for the first time.