Letter to M.A. Jinnah Renouncing British Titles

Sub title : In Compliance with the All India Muslim League Council Decision

Subject: All India Muslim League | Decolonization | Renunciation of British Honors

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 2 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27647

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- All India Muslim League -- Renunciation | Knighthood -- M.B.E. -- British Titles -- Decolonization | Bagpat Estate -- Meerut -- 1946

Abstract: A document consisting of a letter from a signatory at the "Bagpat Estate" in Meerut to M.A. Jinnah ("Qaid-i-Azam"). The core of the document is the author's formal renunciation of the British titles of Knighthood and M.B.E., explicitly undertaken in compliance with a decision made by the All India Muslim League Council in Bombay. This act symbolizes the broader rejection of colonial legacies and alignment with a new national identity in post-independence Pakistan.

Description: This document is a significant piece of political correspondence from the early days of Pakistan. It directly demonstrates the authority and influence of M.A. Jinnah and the All India Muslim League, whose decisions prompted individuals to sever symbolic ties to the British Empire. The letter serves as a tangible example of the ideological shift and the forging of a new national consciousness under Jinnah's leadership. The first page, written in Arabic/Urdu script from the "Bagpat Estate," likely provides context or the identity of the sender, while the second page contains the historic renunciation in English. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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