M.A. Jinnah's Political Statements & Muslim League Directives

Sub title : Press Statements, Responses to Congress, and Internal Party Discipline

Subject: Hindu-Muslim Relations | Muslim League vs. Congress Ideology | Internal Party Discipline | National Defence Council

Date of publication: 1938

Language: English

Page: 270 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28334

Keyword: Jinnah press statements -- Hindu-Muslim settlement -- Congress vs. Muslim League | Kamal Day Ataturk -- Fazlul Haq resignation -- National Defence Council -- Muslim League discipline

Abstract: A collection of press statements and internal communications issued by M. A. Jinnah between 1938 and 1941. Includes his clarification on a speech about Hindu-Muslim settlement, pointed responses to Pandit Nehru and Congress policies, a call to observe Kamal Day following Ataturk’s death, and firm handling of internal League discipline regarding Bengal Premier Fazlul Haq’s membership in the National Defence Council.

Description: M. A. Jinnah’s public and private communications during a period of escalating political tension. The documents show Jinnah articulating the Muslim League’s distinct political stance, urging Muslim self‑organization, rebutting Congress claims, and enforcing party discipline. Includes the famous “Kamal Day” declaration honoring Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and the internal crisis around Fazlul Haq’s defiance of the League Working Committee. Provides insight into Jinnah’s strategy of building a unified Muslim political front while managing internal dissent. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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