Letters from Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah to Syed Raghib Ahsan Regarding Muslim League Affairs

Sub title : Correspondence Covering Bengal Politics, Rajagopalachari's Offer, Committee of Action, and Acknowledgment

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | Syed Raghib Ahsan | Muslim League | Bengal Politics | C. Rajagopalachari

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 22 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28598

Keyword: Jinnah -- Quaid-e-Azam -- Syed Raghib Ahsan -- Muslim League -- Bengal -- Rajagopalachari | Sporting Offer -- Palestine -- Committee of Action | Star of India -- Working Committee -- Calcutta -- Bombay -- Srinagar -- Correspondence -- Political Letters

Abstract: This collection comprises letters from Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah to Syed Raghib Ahsan spanning 1937 to 1945. The correspondence covers diverse topics including Jinnah's acknowledgment of information about Bengal politics, his dismissal of Rajagopalachari's "Sporting Offer" as insignificant, appreciation of Ahsan's presidential addresses, discussions about the Committee of Action's visit to Bengal, and personal notes from various locations including Srinagar, Bombay, New Delhi, and Matheran. The letters reflect Jinnah's engagement with grassroots workers and his careful attention to political developments across India.

Description: These letters document Jinnah's sustained correspondence with an active Muslim League worker over nearly a decade, revealing his leadership style and responsiveness to local workers. Jinnah's dismissal of Rajagopalachari's proposal as intended to "mislead the public and press in England and especially the foreign countries like America" shows his strategic political analysis. His acknowledgment of receiving information "from other quarters also to the same effect" demonstrates his network of informants across India. The letters also reveal Jinnah's personal touch—thanking Ahsan for cuttings, addresses, and information while politely declining detailed correspondence on matters better handled by the Committee of Action. Together, these documents illuminate Jinnah's relationship with party workers and his management of the Muslim League's organizational affairs. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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