Correspondence between M.A. Jinnah and Mir Bande Ali Talpur on the Sindh Ministry Crisis

Sub title : Political Strategy and Muslim League Unity in Sindh (1941)

Subject: Ministry Formation | Political Crisis | Muslim Unity

Date of publication: 1941

Language: English

Page: 21 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27535

Keyword: Jinnah — Sindh Ministry Crisis — Mir Bande Ali Talpur | Muslim League — Allah Bakhsh — Ghulam Hussain | Parliamentary Board — Political Strategy — Provincial Autonomy | Muslim Unity — Constitutional Opposition

Abstract: This collection comprises letters and telegrams exchanged between M.A. Jinnah and Mir Bande Ali Talpur, Premier of Sindh, during a critical political crisis in February 1941. The correspondence details Jinnah's strategic guidance to the Sindh Muslim League ministers facing pressure from opposition groups led by Allah Bakhsh and Ghulam Hussain. Jinnah emphatically advises against resigning or restructuring the ministry, insisting on maintaining unity among League ministers (Sheikh Abdul Majid, Khoro, and Haroon). He rejects backdoor agreements made without League authorization and advocates for confronting the assembly even at the risk of resignation, emphasizing constitutional opposition principles.

Description: This series of 12 documents includes detailed letters and telegrams between Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah and Sindh Premier Mir Bande Ali Talpur during a critical political confrontation in 1941. The correspondence showcases Jinnah's firm leadership in guiding provincial Muslim League ministers through complex political maneuvering, his rejection of unauthorized agreements, and his strategic vision for maintaining Muslim League integrity. The documents provide rare insight into the internal challenges faced by the Muslim League in maintaining provincial governments and Jinnah's central role in resolving such crises through a combination of political principle and pragmatic leadership. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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