On the Indian independence map as “New Delhi — one man declares war”
3 Sep 1939 — Viceroy Linlithgow declared war on behalf of 400 million Indians without consulting a single elected Indian. The declaration was constitutionally correct, but its political consequences were fatal: Congress ministries resigned within weeks, and the League occupied the ground they left.
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