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Financial Contributions to the All-India Muslim League

Subject: All-India Muslim League | M.A. Jinnah | Election Fund | Political Donations | Membership Fees

Date of publication: 1945

Language: English

Page: 362 p.

Serial no: 27903

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- All-India Muslim League Fund -- 1945 Elections | Election Campaign Fund -- Y. A. Fazalbhoy -- Muslim Staff Donations | Provincial League Membership -- Modasa Jamat -- Political Fundraising -- Donation Receipts

Abstract: This collection from the pivotal year of 1945 captures the diverse financial streams fueling the All-India Muslim League's activities, particularly for the upcoming elections. It features standard donation receipts from the All-India Muslim League Fund for various amounts, alongside more detailed correspondence. This includes a regular monthly subscription from Y. A. Fazalbhoy in Bombay, a collective contribution from the Muslim staff of the Imperial Tobacco Company in Delhi, a donation from a Lahore-based contractor specifically for the election campaign, and a heartfelt letter and cheque from a Jamat in Modasa, frustrated by local League authorities but eager to contribute to the Pakistan cause. A membership fee receipt from the Bombay Provincial Muslim League is also included, showing the financial structure at multiple levels of the organization.

Description: This compilation provides a snapshot of the Muslim League's financing in the crucial year leading up to the final push for Pakistan. The documents reveal a mature and multi-tiered financial system, encompassing regular individual subscriptions, lump-sum donations from businesses, collective contributions from employees, and grassroots fundraising from religious and community groups (Jamaats). The cover letters often express deep personal commitment to Jinnah and the cause of Pakistan, illustrating that financial support was deeply intertwined with ideological conviction. The frustration expressed by the Modasa Jamat also hints at the occasional tensions between local enthusiasm and the provincial League's administration. This archive is essential for understanding the broad-based economic mobilization that underpinned the League's successful political campaign, demonstrating support that was both fervent and systematic. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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