| Date |
Event |
| 1944, Jan 5 |
In an interview at Karachi, noted no change in Hindu policy towards Muslim as indicated by Conference of Hindu Mahasabha and
several organizations at Amritsar and Bombay. |
| Jan 6 |
Citing Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi letter to the Viceroy, in an interview at Karachi, pointed out no change in Congress
policy towards Muslim League. |
| Feb 2 |
Addressed a meeting of Bombay District Muslim Students Federation.
In a speech at a meeting of All India Railway Muslim Employees Association Delhi, told Muslim to go on hammering the Government
till it came to senses. |
| Feb 17 |
In a cable to Churchill, invited his attention to the Arab questions and American Zionist propaganda, which were causing serious
apprehensions. |
| Feb 27 |
Addressed a meeting held by All India Railway Muslim Employees Association at Arabic College, Delhi; regretted that "to our
misfortune, the nationalization of railways in India has left the 'Haves' and the 'Have nots' in their respective positions." |
| Feb 29 |
Gave interview to Stuart Emeny of New Chronicle (London), at New Delhi. |
| Mar 8 |
In a speech at a luncheon hosted by Dr. Sir Ziauddin Ahmad, Viceroy Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University, said that the Muslims
and the Hindus had always been separate entities, "only they were not conscious of it." |
| Mar 9 |
Speaking at a function by AMSU, declared that conceding the Pakistan demand would mean freedom for both Hindus and Muslims. |
| Mar 10 |
Called upon Muslim women to work for Pakistan, at a meeting of Aligarh Muslim University, Muslim League, Aligarh. |
| Mar 13 |
Addressed a public meeting at Aligarh. |
| Mar 18 |
Inaugurating annual session of Punjab Muslim Students Federation, declared that 99 per cent of the Muslims were behind the
Muslim League.
Replied to Allama Mashriqi's letter. |
| Mar 19 |
Warned Communist Party to keep their hands off the Muslims, at concluding session of Punjab Muslim Students Federation, in Lahore. |
| Mar 20 |
Attended Conference of Muslim members of Punjab Legislative Assembly at Lahore. |
| Mar 23 |
Issued Pakistan Day message.
Replying to an address presented to him by Punjab University Union, assured non-Muslim Member of the Union that in putting
forth their demands, Muslim, did not have the slightest ill-will against non-Muslims." |
| Mar 24 |
Explaining Pakistan's scheme to a group of Sikh students at Lahore, said "I am of the opinion that every community is entitled
to the right of "self determination" and I do not want to deny this right to the Sikhs."
Reception given to him by Muslims Chamber of Commerce, Lahore. |
| Mar 27 |
Addressing students of Islamia College for Women, Lahore, said that many impurities and UN-Islamic practices and beliefs had
crept into the Muslims society, and it was the task of Muslims educational institutions to educate their children on right lines
with a view to enabling them to lead an Islamic life. Also addressed, and received a purse from North-Western Railway Muslims
Employees' Association at Lahore. |
| Mar 31 |
Attended a meeting at Forman Christian College, Lahore. |
| Apr 2 |
Addressing a public meeting in Urdu at Lahore, remarked that conditions of Muslims were deplorable in every department;
exhorted them to strengthen Muslim League as it was a people's party. |
| Apr 4 |
In a public meeting at Lahore, laid stress on strengthening All India Muslim League in all Punjab districts in order to do away
with deplorable position of Muslims in every dept; refuted the allegation that All India Muslim League was a body of Nawabs and
Landlords. In the same meeting Nawab of Mamdot announced that Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was going to take up permanent
residence in Lahore. |
| Apr 12 |
In a letter to Ahmad M.A. H. Isphahani (Calcutta), asked for his consent to becoming a Member of Planning Committee. As proposed
by All India Muslim League Karachi session in Dec. 1943 for the purpose of surveying and examining conditions in India and more
particularly in Pakistan areas, with a view to preparing All India Muslim League leaders to participate in commercial and agricultural
activities of the country.
Also wrote to I. I. Chundrigar to ask Mohammed Habib of Habib Bank Ltd. or Mr. Hasham Premji to serve on All India Muslim League's
Planning Committee. |
| Apr 18 |
C. Raja Gopalachariar sent his partition formula to him. |
| Apr 24 |
Presided over the All India Muslim League Working Committee at Delhi. |
| Apr 27 |
Issued statement on breakdown of Jinnah-Khizar talks at Lahore. Also wrote two letters to Khizar Hayat Khan Tiwana. |
| Apr 30 |
Attended Punjab Muslim League Conference at Sialkot.
In an open session of Punjab PML at Sialkot, considered the victimisation of Sardar Shaukat Hayat by the Government as
unconstitutional. |
| May 3 |
Issued a rejoinder to joint statement of a non-Muslim Minister of the Punjab on Muslim League-Unionist controversy. |
| May 9 |
Allama Mashriqi urged him in a letter, to see Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and try to work out a concord.
Addressed Sialkot Muslim Students Federation members, said that "our own Muslim brothers" are causing obstruction in the
attainment of Pakistan, which, he added, "pains me most" requested all such elements to sink minor differences and come under
one Muslims flag. |
| May 24 |
Had a talk with Kashmiri journalists. |
| May 25 |
Talking to Kashmiri journalists, said that question of the partition of Kashmir does not arise. |
| May 30 |
Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan of Mamdot, President / Presidency, Punjab Pakistan Muslim League in a press interview, urged
the necessity of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Pact. |
| Jun 3 |
Asked Hashim Premji, in a Ietter, to work for Muslims though he was not a Muslim League Member. |
| Jun |
Attended Kashmir Muslims National Conference at Srinagar. |
| Jun 20 |
Addressed Muslim Students Federation at Srinagar. |
| Jun 28 |
Sent letter to Mian Bashir Ahmad. |
| Jul 2 |
Sent telegram to Raja Gopalachariar from Srinagar in reply to his telegram of June 30. |
| Jul 5 |
Sent another telegram to Raja Gopalachariar. |
| Jul 6 |
Wrote about his program to visit Rawalpindi, in a letter to Ghulam Qadir, Organizer Yatim Khana and Madrasah, Anjuman
Faizul Islam, Rawalpindi. |
| Jul 9 |
Released to press his correspondence with Raja Gopalachariar on the latters formula for a Hindu and Muslim settlement. |
| Jul 17 |
After release, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi wrote to Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah expressing desire to meet
him; Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi assured him that he was neither the enemy of Islam nor of Muslim. |
| Jul 24 |
Wrote to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi conveying his consent to meet him in the middle of August. |
| Jul 25 |
Issued press statement on position of Muslim in Kashmir.
In a press statement on Kashmir situation, urged unity among Kashmiri Muslim told the state Government that "there should be
constitutional liberty of speech and freedom of thought which is the elementary right of every citizen under any civilized Government ."
Exhorted Government of Kashmir for freedom of speech; deplored Sheikh Abdullah's tactics. |
| Jul 26 |
Left Srinagar for Lahore along with Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas. In reply to an address presented at Baramula, exhorted Muslim to
sink their differences by mutual discussions; thanked Kashmir; Muslims for their hospitality and for the honor done to him. |
| Jul 28 |
Addressed a public meeting at Rawalpindi. |
| Jul 29 |
Informed All India Muslim League Working Committee of a letter from Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi proposing a meeting
with him; expressed willingness to accept the proposals; reviewed latest political development with reference to publication of
Raja Gopalachariar's formula. |
| Jul 30 |
Presided over All India Muslim League Council meeting which authorized him to negotiate with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on Muslims
problem. Presented his analysis of Raja Gopalachariar's formula and his correspondence with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. |
| Jul 31 |
Attended Muslim League Conference, Lahore.
Addressed a press conference, spelling out Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Raja Gopalachariar's approaches towards
Interim Government and future constitutional framework; hoping to meet Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi soon and sort out Hindu(s)
and Muslim differences. Asked Muslim to join mainstream of national struggle, i.e, All India Muslim League. |
| Aug 4 |
Appointed Member of All India Muslim League 's Planning Committee. |
| Aug 5 |
Addressed a press Conference at Lahore. Also gave interview to Representative of Punjab Muslim Students Federation and Punjab
Students Federation.
In a press statement at Lahore, assured Sikh Leaders of their rights in Pakistan and appealed to them to refrain from creating
any obstruction in the way of achieving Pakistan. |
| Aug 7 |
Arrived in Bhopal with Miss Fatima Jinnah. |
| Aug 17 |
In a telegram to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, informed him of his inability to meet him on August 19 due to high fever;
said that he would inform him of another date immediately after he was well.
Replied to Naicker Ramaswami's letter of August 9 on the Dravidastan issue. Saying that he had no objection to his Dravidastan
demand and left it to be decided by the concerned people. |
| Aug 26 |
In a letter to Prof. Muhammad Azam regarding his Urdu translation of Carlyle's Heroes and Hero Worship, said that he had read it
in English, while a student in England, and that he was very much fascinated by Carlyle.
Wrote to Raghib Ahsan, requesting for maps of Bihar, Bengal and India. |
| Aug 31 |
Called upon all Shias to unite with other Muslim under All India Muslim League banner, in reply to Ali Zaheer's letter of July
25, 1944. Also dispelled Shias' fear that they would not be treated well by the Muslim League.
Sent message to South African Muslim on the occasion of Durban Educational and Cultural Conference. |
| Sep 9-27 |
Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi talks and correspondence continued. Parleys failed.
Reiterated end reaffirmed that All India Muslim League was the only authoritative and Representative. organization of Muslim India,
in a letter to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi of September 17. Also removed in the same letter, the ambiguity created by the
use of words "states" in the Lahore Resolutions. |
| Sep 11 |
Sympathising with Syed Abdul Aziz, in a letter on his illness, said that he would call on him as soon as he was free from his
conversation with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
Also wrote to Maulana Mohammed Akram Khan on the latters scheme regarding establishment of Eastern Pakistan state. |
| Sep 15 |
In reply to Zafarul Mulk's letter of September 12 said that 21 Ramazan is observed as Shahadat Day of Hazrat Ali, irrespective
of the question of Shia or Sunni belief. |
| Sep 30 |
Sent Rs.500 to Raja Ghulam Qadir, Organizer,Anjuman-i-Faizallslam, Rawalpindi, as donation.
Refuted Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, statement that Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
correspondence was leaked out from Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's office. |
| Oct 4 |
In a press Conference criticized Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's statement on Bombay talks; termed Raja Gopalachariar's
formula as burial of Pakistan scheme.
Addressed a press Conference at Bombay on Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's correspondence. |
| Oct 6 |
Gave interview to a foreign correspondent at Bombay. |
| Oct 14 |
Interviewed by a correspondent of Daily Worker (London) in Bombay. |
| Oct 18 |
In a press statement, denied having given any interview to Edward Thompson during the latter's visit to India in 1939. |
| Oct 19 |
Thanked Raghib Ahsan, Member Bengal Pakistan Muslim League Working Committee, for supplying a lot of information about Bihar
and Bengal, and about Indian politics along with his views on greater Bengal to be included in Pakistan scheme. |
| Oct 22 |
Wavell telegraphed to Emery that Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi held the keys of
the situation and cannot be bypassed. |
| Oct 28 |
Spoke at a reception given by Bombay MCC; denying that Muslims were communalists and Hindu nationalists; said that "Hindus are
the most exclusive persons in the world. Hindu say we are brothers, but when the ballot boxes are opened, all Hindu stand on one side
united and the Muslim are left alone."
Attended a reception given by Bombay Muslim Chamber of Commerce. |
| Nov 8 |
Wrote to Abdus Sattar Kheiri.
H.A. Sattar H. Essak Sait complained in the Assembly that the complete text of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's Eid-ul-Fitr
message was not broadcast by All India Radio, while Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's message was broadcast in full. A Government
Member denied this charge. |
| Nov 12 |
Inaugurated Jinnah Football Tournament at Delhi. |
| Nov 14 |
Thanked Shah Nawaz Khan for providing information on measures taken by All India Muslim League workers on HM riots in Rohtak. |
| Dec 5 |
Issued statement on his talks with Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidatyatullah, Chief Minister Sind. |
| Dec 6 |
Met the Viceroy.
Told Viceroy that the concept of Hindu and Muslim unity in India had been tried for the last 30 years and had completely failed;
that Pakistan was both necessary and desirable that Muslim had been led by their experience of Congress to regard Pakistan as the
only solution. |
| Dec 9 |
Issued a statement on Iqbal Day celebrations. |
| Dec 12 |
Issued press statement on affairs of North West Frontier Province, from New Delhi. |
| Dec 14 |
Replied to Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru's letter of December 10 on Non-party Conference. |
| Dec 18 |
Allama Mashriqi wired him and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to meet again. |
| Dec 24 |
Attended reception by Karachi Muslim Chamber of Commerce. |
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