Muslims in the immediate Post Partition India - A 🧵 through newspaper clippings

Few know that Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy chose to remain in India Post Partition and become the leader of the muslims of West Bengal, Bihar & Orissa. He organised conferences in numerous cities but eventually forced to leave the country and move to Pakistan. Article - Nov 7, 1947
Those claiming the Muslim league vanished after August 15, 1947 are absolutely wrong. The Muslim league was very much present and active in the immediate post partition era. Here is an article from Nov 5th , 1947, of the United Provinces Muslim League. Muslim league was active.
Liberal Muslims telling the muslims of post partition India to join the Congress
Congress tried it's level best (and succeeded) in disrupting the plan of Suhrawardy (which was to make sure the Muslim League continued in post partition West Bengal & Bihar)
Notice how the emotional trauma of muslims is being exploited and are being forced to leave the Muslim league by means of victimization
Efforts of Suhrawardy in protecting the political power of the muslims of post partition West Bengal
22 Nov, 1947 - UP Muslim League opposing imposition of Hindi as official Language
17 Nov, 1947, Muslims being advised to join the Congres and follow Maulana Azad R.A.
December 15, 1947 - "But the Muslim League is to continue in India"
Quaid e Millat, Muhammad Ismail Rowther R.A. reiterating that the League will NOT be disbanded
Liberal Muslims of that time trying to appease the Hindu Majority by calling the Muslim league Communal while ignoring the Hindu Mahasabha

28th and 29th December, 1947
This was the end of Part 1. There is alot more coming up soon.

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