The Untold Truth of Direct Action Day Part 2 | Brutally Honest with Vivek Agnihotri

August 16, 1946 – Calcutta descended into blood‑soaked chaos. Armed mobs took over the streets. Slogans of hate echoed from mosques. Police were ordered to stand down. What followed was a barbaric slaughter of Hindus — sanctioned by the state. In this episode, Vivek Agnihotri exposes how Bengal’s Muslim League government, under Chief Minister Suhrawardy, orchestrated one of the deadliest communal massacres in Indian history. This was not a spontaneous riot. This was a cold‑blooded, state‑enabled massacre. Homes were burned. Women were raped in public. Children were butchered. Calcutta turned into a graveyard — while the world stayed silent. Why was this erased from our history books? Why did India have to be divided?