Correspondence from Syed Mohammad Nuddy to M. A. Jinnah

Sub title : Reports on Provincial Politics, Communal Issues, and League Activities

Subject: United Provinces (U.P.) Politics | Muslim League Activities | Shia-Sunni Relations

Date of publication: 1938

Language: English

Page: 4p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27958

Keyword: Syed Mohammad Nuddy -- M. A. Jinnah -- United Provinces | Shia-Sunni Tension -- Lucknow -- Congress -- Muslim League -- Deliverance Day -- Communal Enquiry | Historical Correspondence

Abstract: This file contains a series of letters from Syed Mohammad Nuddy to M.A. Jinnah.The correspondence reports on political developments in various provinces. Topics include: the completion of an enquiry tour through Bihar, Orissa, and the Central Provinces regarding communal outbreaks; concerns about Congress efforts to win over Muslim masses in the United Provinces and the hindering effect of Shia-Sunni tensions in Lucknow; and a report on the successful celebration of the Muslim League's "Deliverance Day" in December 1939, even among Shia communities previously less active in League affairs.

Description: This collection of letters provides insight into the grassroots political challenges and organizational efforts of the All-India Muslim League in the late 1930s, as reported by a provincial leader from Lucknow. The correspondence highlights two significant aspects: first, the internal challenge of fostering unity between Shia and Sunni Muslims to build a solid front against the Congress; and second, the external challenge of countering Congress outreach. The positive report on "Deliverance Day" celebrations indicates a successful moment of League mobilization. These letters offer a valuable ground-level perspective on the League's efforts to consolidate Muslim political opinion in North India in the crucial years following the 1937 elections and leading up to the Pakistan Resolution. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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