ABSTRACT
By the end of 1937, relations between the Congress and the League had reached an all-time low. The Congress leaders were alarmed by the widening communal rift and discussed all its aspects, from the choice of Muslim ministers in the Congress-ruled provinces to that of the national anthem. Jinnah administered a similar rebuke to Gandhi when he wrote to him that Maulana Azad would open the talks on behalf of the Congress. The Congress recognized that the Muslim League was an organization representing a large body of Muslim opinion, which must carry weight, and indeed it was for this reason that the Congress wanted to understand the viewpoint of the League and to come to an understanding with it. The Congress leaders could take Jinnah’s propaganda campaign against the Congress and the Hindus in their stride, but they could not ignore its results.
