Re: Was quaid-e-Azam a panjabi rajput from Sahiwal
Mr A living in Pakistan is a Qureshi and can trace his ancestry back to Arabs. Does this make him a cousin of Ehud Olmert?
I don't think so.
Some people have traced Jinnah's ancestry back to a Rajput clan that settled in Punjab. Does that make him a Punjabi? The answer is no. He himself said that he didn't believe in provincialism. He was a Muslim and a Pakistni. And that should be enough for most of us.
I usually do not participate in such discussions, but I decided to post a few words because this is not the first time I have read/heard about Jinnah's association with these Rajputs. I've known about this (real or made-up) connection for almost a decade -- from my school days. This politically incorrect 'conspiracy' is not new. A single newspaper can not be held responsible for this blasphemy.