@bubblesmoney @sarkar_swati One I remember is Dyer invited to the Golden Temple by Arur Singh, the chief mahant , to be made an honorary Sikh [for reaction to this see Mohinder Singh, "Jallianwala Bagh and Changing Perceptions of the Sikh Past" in Datta, Settar(eds) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (Delhi, 2000)]
@bubblesmoney @sarkar_swati Not only that there are indications that local elite, including primarily Sikh (but also Muslims& some Hindus) deliberately "disinformed" O'Dyer, Dyer, Kitchin, Benyon to intervene claiming armed rebellion underway to confirm Brit chauvinists in their mindset prior to 13th April.
@bubblesmoney @sarkar_swati Hunter's reports, Sankaran Nair's submissions- include evidence of O'Dyer/Dyer& gangs reliance on elite contacts, Indian police informants - all showing increasing distance frm the middle/lower sections -and eagerness to use Brit action to "control" uppity commoners post Rowlatt.
