Mao Zedong died on this day, 1976.

The low-end estimates for the number of people who died under Mao (based on census data) exceeds 30 million people. The high end aggregates reach to 70 million.

The biggest killer of the 20th century, and one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party, which continues to rule China.

It is a bizarre cultural anachronism that his name passes anyone's lips without the same shudder of the worst villains of history. Politicians still cite Mao without shame. It wasn't that long ago that John McDonnell threw the Little Red Book across the Dispatch Box as if it were something other than a death credo. His face is still emblazoned on revolutionary t-shirts. It would be less offensive to wear a Harold Shipman T-shirt.

Nobody has suffered more at the hands of the CCP than the people of China. The fact our history curriculum does not reflect Mao's mass murder of the Chinese people exposes a prejudicial attitude towards his victims. Chinese lives matter, and this historical amnesia has to stop. It is distorting history and giving Mao a free pass. I hope political parties and education secretaries worldwide will commit to accurate education regarding Mao - one of the most hideous characters ever to walk the earth.

Only God could have mercy on his wretched soul.