Anita Arnott

Whereas others in his court said, what are you talking about?

He couldn't speak, let alone indicate that he wanted this gem to go to a temple in Orissa.

So that's one level of irritation.

So Mr. Beliram is the man, he's a lowly guy, but all he has to do is look after the treasury.

Just a minute.

I mean, I am a Punjabi, but also I understand about catastrophic strokes.

So if you have a catastrophic stroke, Mr. I am with the Orisons, how on earth are you going to signal that this is what you want to happen?

That's not what happened at all.

That's what the Chronicles say.

Anyway, look, so this is why there's a big row even to this day.

Even on this podcast.

Exactly.

Even on this podcast.

Okay.

but what happens on his deathbed is his treasurer hides it so that no one can go and pinch it and give it to a god in orissa or a member of the family can just hawk it off because there are also rival claims among the family you know this is a man belly ram thinks it belongs not to ranjit singh but to the state and so he thinks he hasn't got the right to give it off that's what i think the story is that's my version that that that he hides it it's not what

Well, that's what I'm saying.

It is what Mr. Belly Ram decided because the Hindu priest was saying... You've come over to my side of the story now.

No, I haven't.

The Hindu priest was saying it belongs to us.

The Sikhs were saying, how do you know?