M. A. Jinnah: Correspondence on Personal Security, Health, and Post-Assassination Diplomacy (1943-1944)

Sub title : Public Adulation, Personal Devotion, and Interstate Dialogue

Subject: Assassination Attempt on Jinnah | India-Pakistan Relations 1947

Date of publication: 1943

Language: English

Page: 13p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27460

Keyword: Assassination Attempt 1943 | C.L. Ansari | Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan — Central Legislative Assembly | J.B. Kripalani — Governor-General of Pakistan | Post-Partition Violence — Hindu-Muslim Relations — Personal Security and Public Devotion.

Abstract: The file contains correspondence from 1943-1944, highlighting the public and personal aftermath of an assassination attempt on M.A. Jinnah. It includes a fervent letter from a devotee offering personal protection, official condemnations, and Jinnah's diplomatic responses. It also features a key 1947 document detailing his meeting with Congress President Kripalani to address communal tensions between the new dominions.

Description: This compilation provides a unique window into the personal risks and immense public stature of M.A. Jinnah during a turbulent period. The deeply moving letter from C.L. Ansari reveals the level of sacrificial devotion he commanded, while Jinnah's replies demonstrate his unwavering focus on constitutional political work. The official resolution from the Legislative Assembly confirms his central political importance. The record of his 1947 meeting with Acharya Kripalani is historically significant, capturing one of the first high-level diplomatic efforts between India and Pakistan to curb the horrific violence of Partition, underscoring Jinnah's immediate concerns as the leader of a new nation in crisis. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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