M.A. Jinnah and the 1945 Election Fund: A Nation Mobilizes for Pakistan

Sub title : Donations from Across India and the Diaspora Following the Simla Conference

Subject: Political Fundraising | Muslim Diaspora | Simla Conference | Popular Mobilization

Date of publication: 1945

Language: English

Page: 201 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27476

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — 1945 Elections — Election Fund — Pakistan | Muslim League — Qaid-e-Azam | Simla Conference — Diaspora Donations — Political Donations

Abstract: This file contains a wave of correspondence and financial contributions from July to December 1945, sent directly to M.A. Jinnah in response to his appeal for the Muslim League's Election Fund. The documents include donations from a wide spectrum of society: individual citizens contributing their life savings, merchants' associations, cooperative banks, students' hostels, and the global Muslim diaspora in South Africa, Rhodesia, and Mauritius.

Description: This collection vividly captures a critical moment of mass mobilization in the Pakistan Movement. The documents, generated in the immediate aftermath of the Simla Conference breakdown, reveal a populace galvanized and ready to financially back the Muslim League's electoral battle. The contributions are notable not just for their monetary value but for the profound personal sacrifices they often represent, from a donor's entire savings to a widow's one-month income. The widespread international support underscores the global resonance of the demand for Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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