| Date |
Event |
| 1916, Jan 1 |
At Bombay All India Muslim League session, moved Resolution to appoint a Committee to formulate a scheme of reforms in
consultation with other organizations such as Indian National Congress; Desired all political parties to unite against British.
Declared that "the Indian National Congress and All India Muslim League were the two chief Representative political
organizations of India". In accordance with his Resolution a All India Muslim League and Indian National Congress Committee
was appointed to negotiate a Hindu Muslim settlement. |
| Feb 7 |
Elected as Member All India Muslim League Committee set up to frame scheme of reforms and to confer with other organizations
in the formulation of the aforesaid scheme of reforms. |
| Feb 20 |
Paid tributes to Gokhale at his first anniversary celebrations presided over by Wacha, General Secretary of Indian National Congress. |
| Mar 31 - May 9 |
Appeared in the Briton's defamation case before the Chief President Magistrate in which the Editor of The Bombay Chronicle, B.G.
Horniman, sued the Briton, a European daily of Bombay, for publishing defamatory remarks against him and his paper. |
| Jun 6 |
As nominated Member of Committee to prepare a memorial to protest against the Presidents Act, to be presented to the Government
in a Bombay President Association public meeting. |
| Jun 19-21 |
Went by car to Poona three days before election to ILC in connection with his election campaign. |
| Jun 21 |
Elected to ILC, defeating Rafiuddin Ahmad by nine votes to three. |
| Aug 7-12 |
Appeared in the court of District Magistrate, Poona, to defend a "Show Cause" notice issued to Tilak; the court set aside the
order. The case received wide publicity. |
| Aug 16 |
Played an "important role" in the deliberations of the All India Muslim League Committee. on reforms; modified the draft
prepared by Wazir Hasan for circulation among members for eliciting opinion. |
| Sep 19 |
Spoke on the Hindu and Muslim Disposition of Property Bill in ILC. |
| Oct 11 |
Elected President of the ensuing All India Muslim League Lucknow Session at All India Muslim League Council Meeting. |
| Oct 21-23 |
Presided over 16th Bombay Provincial Conference at Ahmedabad. |
| Nov 16 |
Played a key role in the deliberations of All India Muslim League Committee on reforms.
On his initiative the "Memorandum of the Nineteen", signed by 19 non-official ILC members on, post-war reforms was presented
to the Viceroy. The Memorandum was identical to the scheme jointly prepared by the Indian National Congress and All India Muslim League.
Moved a Resolution protesting against the treatment meted out to Indians in the colonies. |
| Dec 25-28 |
Along with Hindu And Muslim leaders made Indian National Congress and All India Muslim League to accept 30% Muslim Representative,
in Provincial Councils as against the Muslim proposal of 33% and the Hindu proposals of 25%. |
| Dec 30-31 |
Presided over All India Muslim League Lucknow session which approved the Lucknow Pact. Spoke on Khilafat issue. He was the
first All India Muslim League President to raise the issue. In this session Syed Sulaiman Nadvi recited his Urdu poem entitled
"Mr. Mohammed Ali Jinnah".
Elected Member of All India Congress Committee at Indian National Congress session Lucknow, where Sarojini Naidu quoted Gokhale
as saying that Mohammed Ali Jinnah was "the best ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity." |
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