Secular and Nationalist Jinnah

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Secular and Nationalist Jinnah is a book about Muhammed Ali Jinnah written by Ajeet Javed of JNU Delhi, India.

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An interesting book which appreciates the 'greatness' of Jinnah while claiming that Pakistan was his fall-back position when he failed to convince Congress hardliners about a greater share for Muslims in the Post-British power structure.

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References

  1. ↑ When Jinnah defended Bhagat Singh - The Hindu


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