Chris Martin thanks Coldplay fans in Mumbai for ‘forgiving’ British colonialism

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Chris Martin has thanked Coldplay fans in Mumbai, India, for “forgiving” British colonialism.At Coldplay’s show at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium, which was part of their Music of Spheres world tour, frontman Martin shared his gratitude for how welcoming fans were – especially because of Britain’s colonial past.“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!” he said.“Thank you for welcoming us even though we are from Great Britain.

Thanks for forgiving us for all of the bad things Great Britain has done.”Fans captured the moment and shared the footage online.

The comments were mixed under one post on Instagram, with one user saying “Chris healing intergenerational trauma with a mic, stage and some tunes” while another said “ok but when did we forgive the them?”Another asked: “What in the white guilt did I just watch?” You can see the moment here.The British government ruled over India from 1858 until 1947 during a period known as The British Raj.