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   • Carl Malamud

   @carlmalamud The list of Churchill’s crimes in India runs from unpaid bills to creating a famine.

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     Winston hung out at the club in 1899 when he was a lieutenant, chasing women and playing polo, forgot to pay his bill. To be fair, Winston offered to pay off the 13 rs charge when he was prime minister but the club was happy to continue to list it as an "irrecoverable debt." https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/why-winston-churchills-unpaid-bangalore-club-bill-featured-sc-case-132668

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     Carl Malamud (carlmalamud@official.resource.org)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 21:57:54 JST Carl Malamud

     At the Bangalore Club waiting for my next appointment. In the lobby of the main clubhouse. This place is immense. Very stately. Winston Churchill still owes them 13 rupees, they have him listed in the bad debt register in the lobby.