Date: 17 December 1911
Location: Delhi
Speaker: Aga Khan III
Source: Speeches of Aga Khan III – K K Aziz
Full Text
Transfer of capital to Delhi beneficial to the whole country – his own personal views.
The Aga Khan requests me to state that he considers the transfer of the capital to Delhi beneficial to the whole country. He believes that the Muslims, even in Eastern Bengal, will ultimately gain more than they have lost, provided that the admirable . work inaugurated beyond the Ganges is steadily pursued and enlarged.
The numerical preponderance of Muslims in the re-arranged province gives them opportunities of exerting their influence on a bigger stage. His Highness adds that these views are personal and should not be regarded as coming from him as President of the Muslim League.
Source: The Times, London, 18 December 1911.
The statement was given to a special correspondent of The Times in India, who put it in his dispatch to the journal sent from Delhi on 17 December.
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