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Who called Muhammad Ali Jinnah 'the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity'?
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Answer: Option D — Sarojini Naidu
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Sarojini Naidu called Muhammad Ali Jinnah "the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity".
Context:
- In the early part of his career, Jinnah was a member of the Indian National Congress and a nationalist who worked for Hindu-Muslim cooperation.
- He joined the Muslim League in 1913, while remaining a member of the Congress.
- He played a leading role in bringing the Congress and the Muslim League together in the agreement of 1916.
- Sarojini Naidu, who greatly admired Jinnah, edited a collection of his speeches and writings, titled "Mohammed Ali Jinnah: An Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity" (1917).
Gokhale's influence:
Gopal Krishna Gokhale is said to have described Jinnah as having "true stuff in him, and that freedom from all sectarian prejudice which will make him the best ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity".
Jinnah's later shift:
- Jinnah disagreed with Gandhi's methods of mass agitation and non-cooperation, and left the Congress in 1920.
- He felt that the Congress did not adequately protect the interests of Muslims, especially after the Nehru Report (1928).
- In 1929, he put forward his "Fourteen Points".
- In the 1930s, he reorganised the Muslim League, which later demanded separate states for Muslims.
- He became the founder of Pakistan, and its first Governor-General (1947-1948).
- He was called "Quaid-e-Azam" (Great Leader) in Pakistan.
- He died in September 1948.
About Sarojini Naidu:
She was a poet, freedom fighter and the first Indian woman President of the Congress (1925).
Why not the other options?
- ✗Gokhale used a similar phrase, but the title is associated with Sarojini Naidu's book on Jinnah; Gandhi and Nehru did not give this title.
Quick tip
Remember: "Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity" = Jinnah, so called by Sarojini Naidu (who edited his speeches, 1917); Jinnah = "Quaid-e-Azam", first Governor-General of Pakistan.
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