bottom smacking Baptists

From Perry Anderson's essay on Nehru in the current LRB:

Undeterred, the Naga leaders declared independence a day before Britain transferred power to India. Congress paid no attention. Phizo continued to tramp villages, increasing support among the tribes. In March 1952, he met Nehru in Delhi. Beside himself at Phizo’s positions, Nehru – ‘hammering the table with clenched fists’ – exclaimed: ‘Whether heavens fall or India goes into pieces and blood runs red in the country, whether I am here or anyone else, Nagas will not be allowed to be independent.’ A year later, accompanied by his daughter, he arrived on an official visit as prime minister at Kohima, in the centre of Naga country, in the company of the Burmese Premier U Nu. Petitioners were brushed aside. Whereupon, when he strode into the local stadium to address a public meeting, the audience got up and walked out, smacking their bottoms at him in a gesture of Naga contempt. 

I suppose it's too late to incorporate this into the Olympic opening ceremony somehow.

Comments

[ajay]

Loving the ceremony as it is -"Fanfare for Government Spending and Heavy Industry", nice one Danny.

[Strategist]

And shoving a paean to socialised health care right down Romney's fucking throat.

London turned out to be ready - ready to kick your ass.

[Strategist]

Mason: Subtext of entire show. Britain is really Lancashire. Thanks Danny Boy!

Hear, hear