The Indian origin was used mostly to explain his dislike for the British. His story was not uniquely Indian, but it still would have fit only someone from the

The Indian origin was used mostly to explain his dislike for the British. His story was not uniquely Indian, but it still would have fit only someone from the British colonies, and one who despite that still had access to money that enabled him to get a modern education, which would have been less plausible for the natives in other British colonies.