A definite split has occurred in the ranks of the Muslims, The fundamental cause of the split is the question of the attitude the All-India Muslim League should adopt towards the Statutory Commission and the communal elee-'The trouble began when a decision had to be reached as to who should preside at the next session of the Muslim League. The Aga Khan, head of the Ismaili Mahommedans, declined the offer and Sir Muhammad Shafi was then elected.
At first Lahore was chosen as the venue of the session but, on December 1, it was changed to Calcutta, whereupon the Aga Khan intervened and suggested that the session be held at Delhi or Aligarh, but Mr. Mohammed: Jinnah, the President of the Council of the All-india Muslim League, insisted on the meeting taking place at Calcutta, In consequence Sir Muhammad Shafi has now resigned and the likelihood is that two rival sessions will be held simultaneously in Lahore and Calcutta.—Reuter.
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