Read the excerpt from Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech "A Tryst with Destiny.” To the people of India, whose representatives we are, we make an appeal to join us with faith and confidence in this great adventure. This is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell.

Who is the speaker’s audience in this passage?

British colonialists and rulers
British citizens living in India
elected officials and Indians
enemies of the new India