An enigma called Jinnah K. N. PANIKKAR
This book has drawn attention not because of its historical merit but due to its revisionist character.
The political career of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who along with Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, occupied the centre stage of the anti-colonial movement, has several versions, both academic and popular. While some celebrate his triumph in creating a sovereign state against many odds, others focus on his tragedy of unrealised ambition, as the Pakistan which came into being bore very little resemblance to the one he dreamt of. The present version written by Jaswant Singh, a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, has attracted attention not because of its historical merit but because of its