The widow of a British general once said of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, “Raven-haired with a moustache almost as full as Kitchener’s and lean as a rapier, sounding like Ronald Colman, dressed like Anthony Eden, and admired by many women at first sight while envied by most men.”
Previously well-known as the Ambassador of Hindi-Muslim unity and a fervent opponent of Gandhi’s use of religious terminology and Hindu symbolism in Indian subcontinental politics, he traveled to Lahore in 1940 to chair the All India Muslim League’s (AIML) annual session and to provide guidance for future actions.
His proposed course of action for the Muslims of India would permanently alter the future of both the Muslim-majority regions and the Indian subcontinent.
