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| Author | Jaswant Singh |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Publication place | India |
| Pages | 658 |
| ISBN | 978-81-291-1653-6 |
Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence is a book written by Jaswant Singh, a former Finance Minister of India and an External Affairs Minister, on Pakistan's founder Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the politics associated with the Partition of India. It is currently the latest book written by an Indian politician on the life of Jinnah.[1] The book was released on 17 August 2009 and soon became the subject of controversy, subsequently leading to Singh's expulsion from the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). It contains controversial opinions of Singh, claiming that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's centralised policy was responsible for partition, and that Jinnah was portrayed as a demon by India for the partition. The book launch ceremony was held at Teen Murti Bhavan in the presence of only a couple of BJP members.[2][3]
- ^ "Acknowledgments". Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence.
- ^ "BJP fears Jaswant's Jinnah book will re-ignite controversy". The Hindu. 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "At Jaswant Singh's book launch, the case for and against Jinnah". The Hindu. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.