I accept Pakistan's existence, but I cannot forget the fact that my land was partitioned because somebody wanted a Disneyland.
Oh, please spare us! What a void of knowledge when it comes to Jinnah's philosophy, his politics and his mindset. I dont understand why if you have nothing constructive to say you must sabotage a thread concerning our national father?
Firstly get your facts stright, Mr. Mohammed Ali Jinnah was described as an Ambassador for Hindu - Muslim Unity and a strong believer in United India by non other then Motilal Setalvad "Former Advocate General of Bombay"
Source: Mohammed Ali Jinnah, an ambassador of unity, His speeches and writings 1912-1917, with a biographical appreciation by Sarojini Naidu, Publishers (Ganesh & Company), Madrass.
And just in case you don’t know who the author is allow me to assist, she was the first woman governor of a Indian Province, so it wasn’t a "quack" Pakistanis could have paid to utter sweet poetry about our beloved Quaid.
Jinnah's politics were shaped by his fascination with the liberalism movement initiated in England by Lord Morley, later on his views and future in politics was perhaps affected for the better by the historical parsee liberal, Dadabahi Naoroji (The first Indian to be elected in Parliament for Finsbury).
Many people have tainted the history of Jinnah and the movement for partition and I just want to emphasise the word "partition", you see until the 1857 when the Indian mutiny broke out, all was well between Muslims and Hindu's.
But the mutiny set forth a chain of events that would eventually lead to the partition of united Indian, the event brought fear into the hearts of the minority Muslims, the wounds of old began to seep once more. You see following on from the mutiny, Prince Albert (Prince Consort) of Great Britain wrote a letter to the prince of Prussia and in this letter he clearly states:
Among the many intermingled races in India are some 50 million-odd minority Muslims, who with the decline of the mogul empire had lost pride, property and power especially in the Hindu dominated areas. Where they lived in degradation and misery, excluded from all but the most humble of posts in British Administration.
Source: Sir William Hunter, The Indian Mussalmans & Richard Symmons, The Making of Pakistan 1950 Pg 26.
The tragic circumstances of the Muslims at last bred the leader they needed, his name of Khan Bahadur Dr. Syed Ahmed Khan, the first Muslim in India who dared speak of partition; he was the first to realise that mutual absorption being impossible, the Hindu's and Muslims must part.
In all honesty he was the Father of all that was to happen in shaping Mohammed Ali Jinnah's mindset for partition and the Pakistani dream.
Now whilst I love to talk history, I will recommend you read some independent books and papaers to further clarify your clouded understanding of History, the Pakistani movement and especially on Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
- Jinnah, Creator of Pakistan Book by Hector Bolitho; 1954.
Independent Papers on Jinnah the man:
- Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's Legacy to Pakistan. A lecture by Stanley Wolpert, Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Jinnah, Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity, Ian Bryant Wells, 2002.
Regards,
