Chris Martin thanks Indian fans for 'forgiving us for all the bad things Britain has done' as Coldplay takes to the stage in Mumbai
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Coldplay's Chris Martin thanked his Indian fans for 'forgiving us for all the bad things Britain has done' at his show in Mumbai on Saturday. The English band took to the stage in India for only the second time over the weekend, after last performing there in 2016.
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Frontman Chris, 47, used the gig on Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour as an opportunity to make his thoughts on British colonialism known. The British crown ruled on the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. Known as the British Raj, the period saw Indians suffer extreme poverty and famines as a result.
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Speaking to the crowd at D. Y. Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Chris said: 'Thank you for coming. It’s amazing to us that you welcome us even though we are from Great Britain. 'Thank you for forgiving us for all of the bad things Great Britain has done and welcoming us into your home.'.
Coldplay's Chris Martin thanked his Indian fans for 'forgiving us for all the bad things Britain has done' at his show in Mumbai on Saturday. The English band took to the stage in India for only the second time over the weekend, after last performing there in 2016.
He added: 'This is our fourth visit to India, and the second time to play. First time we played a long show and we could not have asked for a better audience. Thank you for coming today everybody.'. Fans of the star praised him for his comments and urged the Government to follow suit, as they took to X, formerly Twitter, to say: 'That's just Chris Martin being Chris Martin (love heart eyes),';.
