Jinnah of Pakistan

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"In fact, politically Gandhi now carried little weight, but it was of the utmost importance that Mountbatten should have a close understanding and friendship with India's beloved prophet, and this, he succeeded in achieving. The other major politicians and statesmen, in turn, warmed to the aura of affection and goodwill and at the same time recognised Mountbatten's genuine love for their people. But the one man who could drive home the bolt and secure the lock of united India was Jinnah. 'Jinnah was the Muslim League' said Mountbatten. 'He held the future of India in his hands. I tried the same technique with him but it was almost impossible to warm him. He had only one dream and that was a separate Muslim state."

United Kingdom

Richard Hough

The Hindu leaders, trained by Gandhi, dropped him as of no use when the decisive moment arrived. The Quaid could not be budged - He wanted Pakistan, and he won it!

Mountbatten, Hero of Our Time, Weidenfels & Nicholson, London, 1980, p. 218


1922

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1922, Jan 2 Along with Ruttie and Bhurgri, discussed with Kanji Dwarkadas Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's refusal to join the proposed Round Table Conference for seven hours, and Besant's and Sapru's reactions to it.
Jan 3 Along with Malaviya, Jayakar, Thakurdas, Sarabhai and Bhurgri issued a letter to important leaders, asking them to assemble in Bombay on January 14 to work out a satisfactory solution of political problems facing the country.
Jan 14 Acted as one of the Secretaries of the Bombay Representative, Conference Committee (BRC), to which The Indian National Congress , All India Muslim League, AIKC and other political parties were to be invited.
Jan 15 Called on Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to persuade him to relent on his demands.
Jan 16 Asked public institutions to state their minimum acceptable demands for the solution of Indian political problem in a letter jointly issued by him, Jayakar and Natarajan as Secretary of BRC.
Jan 18 Sent Resolution of BRC to Viceroy's Private Secretary suggesting holding of Round Table Conference; a Committee to convene Round Table Conference was also appointed.
Jan 28 Along with other Representative of BRC, tried to persuade Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to postpone Satyagraha, unsuccessfully.
Jan 30 Along with others sent a wire to the Viceroy's private secretary urging the Viceroy to convene Round Table Conference also wrote to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on the subject.
Feb 2 Along with Jayakar and Natrajan, wrote to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi regretting his ultimatum to Viceroy, saying that the correspondence was still continuing on the subject of Round Table Conference and that the idea had not been given up.
Feb 2-4 In a joint statement, he and Jayakar regretted Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's ultimatum to Viceroy while the Round Table Conference proposal was being discussed.
Feb 5 Incident at Chauri Chaura, near Gorakhpur, United Proves., in which non-cooperation activists burnt to death 21 constables and a sub-inspector of police.
Feb 6 In a communiqueacute issued by the Government the non-feasibility of holding Round Table Conference was explained to leaders and public.
Feb 11 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi called off the non-cooperation movement.
Feb Participated in All Parties Conference, Bombay acted as one of the three Secretaries of committee for arranging the Conference.
May 25 Wrote to Jayakar seeking his cooperation to set up a new nationalist organization, comprising progressive elements, irrespective of their party affiliation, with Swaraj as its creed. Proposal could not materialize due to Congress opposition.
Jul 1 Addressing a large gathering of Muslim students of Bombay, advised them to struggle hard for the achievement of freedom.

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