government used violence to crush small protests The people of Punjab were unarmed and helpless Yet the army under General Reginald Dyer killed hundreds of innocent men women and children at Jallianwala Bagh Tagore says this act has nbsp No political expediency far less moral justification nbsp He calls it a crime against humanity Helplessness of Indians Tagore shows that Indians though called British subjects had no real rights He writes that this cruelty has revealed their helplessness under colonial power The Indians had no weapons no voice and no protection They were ruled by a government that was terrible and destructive Tagore means that the British used their power not to protect life but to destroy it This helplessness filled every Indian heart with pain and shame Silence and Cruel Heart of the British Rulers Tagore was deeply hurt by the government s silence and lack of sympathy He writes The universal agony of indignation roused in the hearts of our people has been ignored by our rulers This shows that the British rulers did not care about the suffering of Indians Instead of expressing regret they congratulated themselves on their cruelty Tagore calls this attitude callousness It means heartless behaviour He says the Anglo-Indian newspapers even Making fun of our sufferings nbsp The government that silenced the cries of the victims also allowed the press to insult their pain Loss of Humanity and Moral Vision Tagore shows that the British government had lost its moral vision He writes that instead of showing kindness the rulers acted out of revenge Their idea of civilization became false and cruel Tagore believed that true civilization means justice mercy and respect for human life not oppression A Protest for Dignity and Justice At the end of the letter Tagore takes a moral stand He says The time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in the incongruous context of humiliation By returning his Knighthood he protested against injustice He wanted to stand beside those who suffer This shows his deep sympathy for the Indian people His act was a message to the world that true honour lies in humanity not in royal titles In his letter to Lord Chelmsford Tagore painted a truthful picture of British colonial rule cruel unjust and heartless The Jallianwala Bagh massacre became a symbol of that cruelty Through calm and moral words Tagore raised the voice of an entire nation His protest was not against a ruler alone but against the loss of humanity His letter is a shining example of moral courage and love for justice