John Morley: “The absence of an Indian member from the Viceroy's Executive Council…”

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The absence of an Indian member from the Viceroy's Executive Council can no longer, I think, be defended.

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Morley argues that the absence of an Indian member in the Viceroy's Executive Council is no longer justifiable.

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John Morley: “The absence of an Indian member from the Viceroy's Executive Council can no longer, I think, be defended.”