ANCHOR : 13 MARCH , 1940 , CAXTON HALL, LONDON
ENTERS GENERAL MICHAEL O' DWYER , SOME MEMBERS AND OFFICERS.
MICHAEL O' DWYER : It is a great privilege for me to be here to talk to you on the behalf of the East India Association and the Royal Central Asian Society.
ENTERS Sardar Udham Singh
Michael O' Dwyer - In the war that is at our doorstep the empire will need all her fighting men. In the last war, I filled all the quotas for Indian Soldiers, over 100,000 Sikh soldiers from my Punjab fought for the ground and I made sure that Indians contributed generously to the war loan. The Empire was and is a force for good. And that is why ladies and gentlemen It is not only our right but our duty to rule India. Without us , they will return to savagery, looting and killing one another. The country is unified once more . It is peaceful thank you very much.
As the meeting concluded, Singh shot O'dwyer twice as he moved towards the speaking platform. Other injured included sir Louise Dane , Lawrence Dundas , 2nd marques of Zetland and Charles Cochrane - Baillie , 2nd Baron Lamington.
ANCHOR : On 1 April 1940, SARDAR UDHAM SINGH was formally charged with the murder of Michael O' Dwyer and remanded custody at Brixton prison. While in custody he called himself Ram Mohammad Singh Azad. SARDAR UDHAM SINGH was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On 31 st July 1940, SARDAR UDHAM SINGH was hanged at Pentonville Prison by ALBERT PIERRE POINT.
