>>The mess of leaving it as the world's largest democracy?
The mess of Bengal Famine, killing over 4 million people : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943
The mess of massacres like this : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre
The mess of partition of India : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India
I could really go on. But seriously the British have the temerity to go around the world tell others how they screwing India was for India's own good?