Correspondence from the Raja of Nanpara to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : On Political Coordination and the Uttar Pradesh Muslim League Session

Subject: All-India Muslim League | Provincial Muslim League (U.P.) | Jinnah

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 3 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27705

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Raja of Nanpara -- Muslim League | Uttar Pradesh -- Lucknow -- Provincial Session -- Parliamentary Board -- Political Unity -- 1937

Abstract: A series of three letters from the Raja of Nanpara to M.A. Jinnah written between May and September 1937. The correspondence begins with apologies for missed meetings and a postponed trip to Bombay. It evolves into a discussion about scheduling the Provincial Muslim League session in Uttar Pradesh, revealing tensions and misunderstandings. The Raja reminds Jinnah of a prior promise to attend the session and expresses frustration with Jinnah's non-committal response, while also asserting his own commitment to unity within the Muslim League.

Description: This collection of three letters provides a ground-level view of the political management and challenges faced by the All-India Muslim League in 1937, a critical period following the provincial elections. The correspondence highlights the difficulties in coordinating national leadership with provincial party work. It showcases the expectations local leaders like the Raja of Nanpara had of Jinnah and reveals the occasional friction and miscommunication in building a cohesive all-India political movement. The letters are significant for understanding the organizational dynamics of the Muslim League at the dawn of electoral politics in India. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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