Muslim League protestors wave black flags at members of the first Cabinet of the Interim Government of India
Before transitioning into a Dominion, India had an official Interim government formed from the Constituent Assembly.
The Muslim League, who shared power at a central level with the Indian National Congress, opted to sit out of the government in protest as three of the five cabinet posts reserved for Muslims were given to non-Muslim League members. This demand was met in the reconstituted cabinet formed in October.
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Muslim League demonstrators waving black flags registering their ‘silent contempt’ for the new congress-formed interim government wave their banners and shout slogans as members of the new government appear on a balcony of the New Delhi secretariat shortly after taking their oaths of office, on Sept. 9, 1946. (AP Photo)
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Associated Press. "Muslim League protestors wave black flags at members of the first Cabinet of the Interim Government of India." Photograph, 9 September 1946. AP Newsroom, item 707f53749667445ba7d8617689ddeaa3. https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=707f53749667445ba7d8617689ddeaa3&mediatype=photo
Indian Exceptionalism Photograph Collection. "Muslim League protestors wave black flags at members of the first Cabinet of the Interim Government of India." Accessed [accessed date]. https://indianexceptionalism.com/archive/ie-0030/
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