Varied Appeals to M.A. Jinnah and Associates

Sub title : Domestic Political Strategy and International Solidarity

Subject: Indian Political Strategy | International Indian Diaspora | Anti-Apartheid Movement

Language: English

Page: 271 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27861

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan -- Power-Sharing -- Passive Resistance | South Africa -- Ghetto Act -- Natal Indian Congress -- Indian Diaspora -- Anti-Apartheid -- Muslim League.

Abstract: This small but significant collection features telegrams with diverse appeals. One advises a strategic power-sharing arrangement with the Congress to demonstrate majority support for forming a national cabinet. Another is a local request from Poona's Muslims for M.A. Jinnah to visit. Most prominently, a lengthy cable from the Passive Resistance Council of the Natal Indian Congress in South Africa details the oppressive new "Ghetto Act" (Asiatic Land Tenure Act), announces the start of a passive resistance campaign on June 13, and appeals for global support, including from India, highlighting the international dimension of the struggle against segregation.

Description: This collection of telegraph forms captures a moment of both domestic political maneuvering and international solidarity. The telegrams show local engagement with the Muslim League leadership alongside a crucial document in the history of the global Indian diaspora's fight against injustice. The detailed message from Durban is a powerful record of the early organized resistance to apartheid laws and an appeal to the "motherland" for moral and financial support, illustrating how Indian leaders were seen as figures of influence on the world stage. This collection provides valuable insight into the interconnected nature of domestic and international political concerns in the final years of British India. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

Total Views: 46        Favorites : 0