Who among the following used the phrase ‘Un-British’ to criticize the English colonial control of India?

The phrase ‘Un-British’ was explicitly used by Dadabhai Naoroji in his critique of colonial rule. Naoroji titled and developed his argument in Poverty and Un-British Rule in India, where he contrasted the English rulers with earlier invaders and argued that British administration inflicted a distinctive material and moral drain on India—hence characterizing their rule as ‘un-British’ [1]. Scholarly summaries and modern accounts of the moderates’ critique likewise attribute the formulation ‘un-British’ to Naoroji when describing how early Congress leaders deployed British liberal ideals to condemn colonial practices that fell short of those ideals [2].

Sources

1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 17: Effects of British Rule > Drain of Wealth > p. 275