Correspondence between M.A. Jinnah and H.S. Suhrawardy on Bengal Muslim League Politics

Sub title : Organizational Development, Ministerial Crises, and the Lead-Up to Partition

Subject: Bengal Provincial Muslim League | Muslim League Parliamentary Board | Fazlul Huq

Date of publication: 1936

Language: English

Page: 89 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27774

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- H.S. Suhrawardy -- Bengal Muslim League -- Fazlul Huq | Pakistan Movement -- Partition Violence -- Coalition Ministry -- Muslim Parliamentary Board -- Calcutta Riots -- Noakhali

Abstract: This extensive collection documents the political relationship between M.A. Jinnah and H.S. Suhrawardy, focusing on the development of the Muslim League in Bengal from 1936 to the critical months before Partition. The correspondence covers organizational challenges, electoral strategies, internal party conflicts (particularly with Fazlul Huq), attempts at coalition government, and the devastating communal violence of 1946-47. It reveals Suhrawardy's role as Jinnah's key lieutenant in Bengal and their coordinated efforts to strengthen the League's position in India's most populous Muslim province.

Description: These documents provide a comprehensive view of Muslim League politics in Bengal during the crucial decade before Partition. The collection shows the evolution from early organizational struggles in 1936-37 to the complex political maneuvering of the 1940s, including Suhrawardy's efforts to maintain party discipline against challenges from Fazlul Huq. The later documents particularly highlight the devastating communal violence in Calcutta and the urgent telegrams demanding joint military control to protect Muslim populations. The correspondence demonstrates Jinnah's strategic guidance from the center and Suhrawardy's implementation of League policies in Bengal, culminating in the province's eventual inclusion in Pakistan despite numerous political obstacles and the tragic human cost of Partition. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

Total Views: 102        Favorites : 0