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'''Muhammad Ali Jinnah''' was an Islamic Supremacist who founded the modern day state of [[Pakistan]] and was its first governor-general. Jinnah was the leader of the Muslim league. In the year 1946, the British were going to leave India and an Interim government was formed to decide the future of the country. Instead of supporting united India, the [[Muslim League]] advocated for the creation of Pakistan. After the Congress Party rejected the proposal, Jinnah took to issuing threats of violence if his demands were not met. Muhammad Ali Jinnah in pursuit of the creation of Pakistan issued a proclamation of "Direct Action Day" which led to the killing of thousands of Hindus in Calcutta at the hands of Muslims mobs. <ref>https://www.opindia.com/2018/08/eye-witness-account-of-direct-action-day-great-calcutta-killing-of-16-august-1946/</ref> | '''Muhammad Ali Jinnah''' was an Islamic Supremacist who founded the modern day state of [[Pakistan]] and was its first governor-general. Jinnah was the leader of the Muslim league. In the year 1946, the British were going to leave India and an Interim government was formed to decide the future of the country. Instead of supporting united India, the [[Muslim League]] advocated for the creation of Pakistan. After the Congress Party rejected the proposal, Jinnah took to issuing threats of violence if his demands were not met. Muhammad Ali Jinnah in pursuit of the creation of Pakistan issued a proclamation of "Direct Action Day" which led to the killing of thousands of Hindus in Calcutta at the hands of Muslims mobs. <ref>https://www.opindia.com/2018/08/eye-witness-account-of-direct-action-day-great-calcutta-killing-of-16-august-1946/</ref> | ||
==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||
| − | Despite Muhammad Ali Jinnah being a Muslim, he consumed pork and alcohol. <ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/culture/story/remagining-pakistan-talks-about-jinnah-gave-clerics-free-hand-in-political-mobilisation-1227905-2018-05-06</ref> | + | Despite Muhammad Ali Jinnah being a Muslim, he consumed pork and alcohol. <ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/culture/story/remagining-pakistan-talks-about-jinnah-gave-clerics-free-hand-in-political-mobilisation-1227905-2018-05-06</ref> Jinnah was a Shiite Muslim.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111117111449/http://www.thefridaytimes.com/24122010/page27.shtml</ref> |
[[Category:International Political Figures]] | [[Category:International Political Figures]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistan]] | [[Category:Pakistan]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:40, December 14, 2023
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was an Islamic Supremacist who founded the modern day state of Pakistan and was its first governor-general. Jinnah was the leader of the Muslim league. In the year 1946, the British were going to leave India and an Interim government was formed to decide the future of the country. Instead of supporting united India, the Muslim League advocated for the creation of Pakistan. After the Congress Party rejected the proposal, Jinnah took to issuing threats of violence if his demands were not met. Muhammad Ali Jinnah in pursuit of the creation of Pakistan issued a proclamation of "Direct Action Day" which led to the killing of thousands of Hindus in Calcutta at the hands of Muslims mobs. [1]
Personal Life
Despite Muhammad Ali Jinnah being a Muslim, he consumed pork and alcohol. [2] Jinnah was a Shiite Muslim.[3]
References
- ↑ https://www.opindia.com/2018/08/eye-witness-account-of-direct-action-day-great-calcutta-killing-of-16-august-1946/
- ↑ https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/culture/story/remagining-pakistan-talks-about-jinnah-gave-clerics-free-hand-in-political-mobilisation-1227905-2018-05-06
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111117111449/http://www.thefridaytimes.com/24122010/page27.shtml