Re: Jinnah: Q & A (merged)
had Jinnah's rivals (Gandhi, Nehru, Mountbatten) known of his medical condition (TB), which in those days almost always lead to death, they would have prolonged the decisions to give the final decisions and accept the reality of what Muslims wanted. everyone knew it was under Jinnah's umbrella that the entire effort was focused. they could have waited for him to die by creating obstacles realizing that once he's gone, the whole issue would take a diff turn...