Correspondence and Political Appeals to M.A. Jinnah (1937-1946)

Sub title : Letters from Planters, Political Allies, Admirers, and Critics on Pakistan, League Policy

Subject: Pakistan Movement | Hindu-Muslim Relations | Tea Industry | Indian Planters

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 21 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27499

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Muslim League —| Pakistan | Direct Action Day — Calcutta Riots 1946 | Surma Valley — Tea Planters — Indian Tea Control Bill — Democratic Vanguard | Sir Shammukham Chetty — Justice Party — Non-Brahmin Movement | Day of Deliverance | Hindu Supporters of Muslim League — Assassination Attempt on Jinnah

Abstract: This collection features a diverse range of letters addressed to M.A. Jinnah, highlighting his multifaceted role as a national leader. It includes official communications from economic interest groups like the Surma Valley United Indian Planters' Association regarding the Tea Control Bill, proposals for political alliances from figures like Sir Shammukham Chetty, and deeply personal letters from Hindu admirers who supported the Muslim League and opposed the Congress. A significant portion deals with the intense political climate of 1946, featuring an "Open Letter" from the Democratic Vanguard that critically analyses the Pakistan movement and graphically blames Jinnah's call for "Direct Action" for the catastrophic Calcutta Killings.

Description: This second set of archival documents further illuminates the political stature and contentious position of M.A. Jinnah in the lead-up to Partition. The correspondence reveals his engagement with critical economic sectors, strategic political calculations for building a broader anti-Congress front, and the fervent support he received from individuals across the communal divide. The most striking documents are the critical open letters from 1946, which provide a contemporary, left-leaning perspective that holds Jinnah's political strategies directly responsible for inciting communal carnage. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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