M.A. Jinnah and the Appeal for Affiliation from the Coorg Provincial Muslim League

Sub title : A Request for Formal Recognition and Political Guidance

Subject: Political Affiliation | Provincial Muslim League | Minority Representation | All India Muslim League Structure

Date of publication: 1942

Language: English

Page: 2 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27885

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Coorg Provincial Muslim League -- Affiliation -- Political Representation -- Separate Electorate -- Minority Rights -- All India Muslim League Structure.

Abstract: This document is a formal letter from the Provincial Muslim League of Coorg to Qaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah, urgently requesting affiliation with the All India Muslim League. The letter outlines the challenges faced by the Muslim community in the small, Chief Commissioner-led province of Coorg, which had a population of 14,000 Muslims. It highlights their prolonged, unsuccessful twelve-year agitation for separate electorates and their lack of representation in the advisory legislative council under the joint electorate system. The author, Donorel Suendrawy, emphasizes that without formal affiliation and subsequent guidance from the central League office, it is impossible to effectively carry out the All India Muslim League's program and policy, especially during a critical political period.

Description: This letter is a significant piece of correspondence that illustrates the reach and organizational challenges of the All India Muslim League down to the provincial level, even in the smaller, non-majority provinces of British India. It showcases the efforts of local Muslim leaders in regions like Coorg to formally integrate into the national movement led by Jinnah. The document underscores the importance of central leadership and clear channels of communication for grassroots political organizations. It also provides insight into the specific administrative and political difficulties faced by Muslim minorities in provinces where they lacked numerical strength and political leverage, highlighting a key aspect of the political landscape during the Pakistan Movement. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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