The Legacy of Quid e Millat Muhammad Ismail Rowther - President of the Madras Provincial Muslim League
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Muhammad Ismail Sahib joined the Muslim League's Madras Provincial Branch in the late 1920s. In 1945, Ismail Sahib became the president of Madras Provincial Muslim League and lead the party to winning 28 seats in the Madras provincial assembly elections, 1/8
making it the largest political party in the Madras Presidency after the Indian National Congress. Ismail Sahib was also the most senior Muslim league leader who stayed behind in India during Partition inorder to look after the large muslim population which stayed behind. 2/8
In 1948, it was Muhammad Ismail Sahib, who despite facing opposition from other leaders, took the burden of carrying on the legacy of Muslim League in post partition India. The Madras Provincial Muslim League which was at that time the only remaining segment of the party in 3/8
India, was renamed as the Indian Union Muslim League. In 1949, it was Muhammad Ismail Sahib who fought in the Parliament for the continuation of Muslim Personal law in the country and stressed on importance of seperate electorates for Muslims. 4/8
He also argued for the making of Urdu and Hindi as the national languages of the country, citing the large Hindu and Muslim populations which resided in post partition India. 5/8
The active participation of Ismail Sahib was instrumental in the preservation of communal harmony in the Madras Presidency during the days of partition. 6/8
The Tamil Nadu Government renamed Nagapattinam district as "Nagai Quaid-e-Millat" in his honour (however this was reverted in 1997, when all names of persons were dropped from Districts across the state).
Numerous roads throughout the state are named after him aswell. 7/8
Numerous roads throughout the state are named after him aswell. 7/8
When the Muslims in the immediate post partition india were psychology and emotionally shattered, it was Muhammad Ismail Sahib, who stayed by their side. Due to this he commonly referred to by the Muslims of Tamil Nadu and Kerala as Quaid E Millat. 8/8
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