It's a simple point. Jinnah threatened violence via Direct Action Day. Was he implying the Muslim elite will come on to the streets?
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Secondly, why would Jinnah even gamble on Pak demand if he wasn't sure of any muscle strength? Means there was a popular connect.
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Conversely, CON went limp vis Jinnah not bcs they had the compromised Hindu elite but they knew they had the Hindu mass with them. Even so..
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They campaigned in that election on the plank of a United Bharat.
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That was the real kick in the Hindu teeth.
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They were in a position to call Jinnah's bluff - but didn't, hence the betrayal.
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But you’ve just outlined the transience of mass opinion in the face of elite leadership. So, yes, MAJ rabble rouses and they’re on the
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streets. But when push came to shove they actually voted with their feet. They remained. And India didn’t see a civil war on religious
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grounds across the country. Ever. But don’t get me wrong. Am well aware and hate what the Aligarhis stand for. And also the more recent
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You're kidding right? Millions dying is not civil war? Could it get worse? Yes, it didn't because the authorities stopped Hindu retaliation
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And Muslims got their Pakistan.
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