LUCKNOW, India, Sept 25, 2007 (AFP) - A group of Britons in India cancelled plans to honour their ancestors who crushed an anti-colonial revolt after authorities warned of protests and security fears, an official said Tuesday.

Hindu nationalists and some Muslim groups have already protested the visit by the Britons who had intended to follow a trail across several sites in north India which are associated with the revolt that shook the empire 150 years ago.

LUCKNOW, India, Sept 24, 2007 (AFP) - Several hundred Hindu nationalists protested Monday against a visit by a group of Britons to honour their ancestors who crushed an anti-colonial uprising in India in 1857.

The activists from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shouted 'English go home' and 'Hail Mother India' in Lucknow city, where the visitors were due to arrive later Monday.

The British tourists intend to follow a trail across several sites in northern India which are associated with the revolt that shook the empire 150 years ago.

LUCKNOW, India, Sept 23, 2007 (AFP) - A visit planned Monday by a group of Britons to honour their ancestors who crushed an anti-colonial uprising in India in 1857 has sparked nationalist calls for protests.

The tourists intend to follow a trail across several sites associated with the revolt that shook the empire 150 years ago.

But India's main opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party vowed at the weekend to stop them.