M.A. Jinnah and Muslim Political Mobilization

Sub title : A letter from Lucknow warning of Congress aims for 'Hindu Raj' and urging urgent organizational work by the Muslim League

Subject: Muslim League Organization | Congress Political Strategy | Hindu-Muslim Relations | Pre-Partition Political Climate

Date of publication: 1938

Language: English

Page: 227 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28426

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah -- All India Muslim League -- Lucknow -- Hamdam Newspaper | Hindu Raj -- Congress Aims -- Muslim Political Organization -- British Government Policy -- Viceroy | Pre-Partition India -- Communal Tension -- Political Warning

Abstract: This is a two-page letter addressed to M. A. Jinnah, President of the All India Muslim League, from a correspondent in Lucknow. The writer encloses newspaper cuttings from "Hamdam" (dated 9th and 10th August) which analyze the Congress's alleged aim to establish 'Hindu Raj' and crush Muslims once British power recedes. The letter urgently calls for the Muslim League to organize energetically, sending workers across the country to educate Muslims about this perceived threat and to prepare for the dangers ahead. It also appeals for Jinnah to raise the issue of British trust in Muslims with the Viceroy.

Description: This letter represents a grassroots perspective on the intense political anxieties of the late. It reflects the growing conviction among many Muslims that the Indian National Congress aimed not for a secular nation but for Hindu domination. The correspondent's sense of urgency and criticism of Muslim "laziness and indifference" highlights the internal challenges the Muslim League faced in mobilizing popular support. The letter underscores the dual strategy often employed: appealing to the British for protection while simultaneously building independent political strength. It is a snapshot of the discourse that fueled the demand for Pakistan, framing political struggle as a necessary defense against an existential threat. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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