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Muhammad Ismail leads the Muslim League opposition in Madras

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Muhammad Ismail leads the Muslim League opposition in Madras
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M. Muhammad Ismail, later called Quaid-e-Millath, became Leader of the Opposition in the Madras Legislative Assembly.

M. Muhammad Ismail was a leader of the All-India Muslim League in the Madras Presidency. After the 1946 election he was a member of the Madras Legislative Assembly and served as Leader of the Opposition from 1946 to 1952. He was later a member of the Constituent Assembly. After Partition he founded the Indian Union Muslim League and was known as Quaid-e-Millat.

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