1. Abul Kalam Azad was portrayed by actor Virendra Razdan in the 1982 biographical film, Gandhi, directed by Richard Attenborough.
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3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, committed to a united India until his last attempt, was condemned by the advocates of Pakistan, especially the Muslim League.
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5. Abul Kalam Azad took up responsibility for the safety of Muslims in India, touring affected areas in Bengal, Bihar, Assam and the Punjab, guiding the organisation of refugee camps, supplies and security.
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6. Abul Kalam Azad privately discussed the proposal with Gandhi, Patel and Nehru, but despite his opposition was unable to deny the popularity of the League and the unworkability of any coalition with the League.
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8. Abul Kalam Azad was wary and sceptical of the idea, aware that India's Muslims were increasingly looking to Jinnah and had supported the war.
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9. Abul Kalam Azad supported dialogue with Jinnah and the Muslim League between 1935 and 1937 over a Congress-League coalition and broader political co-operation.
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10. Abul Kalam Azad supported Nehru's re-election in 1937, at the consternation of many conservative Congressmen.
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11. At the 1936 Congress session in Lucknow, Abul Kalam Azad was drawn into a dispute with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Dr Rajendra Prasad and Chakravaachari regarding the espousal of socialism as the Congress goal.
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13. Abul Kalam Azad developed a close friendship with Nehru and began espousing socialism as the means to fight inequality, poverty and other national challenges.
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16. In 1928, Abul Kalam Azad endorsed the Nehru Report, which was criticised by the Ali brothers and Muslim League politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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17. Abul Kalam Azad became an important national leader, and served on the Congress Working Committee and in the offices of general secretary and president many times.
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19. Abul Kalam Azad served as president of the 1924 Unity Conference in Delhi, using his position to work to re-unite the Swarajists and the Khilafat leaders under the common banner of the Congress.
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20. Abul Kalam Azad led efforts to organise the Flag Satyagraha in Nagpur.
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25. Abul Kalam Azad was born on 11 November 1888 in Mecca, then a part of the Ottoman Empire.
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26. Abul Kalam Azad was one of the main organizers of the Dharasana Satyagraha in 1931, and emerged as one of the most important national leaders of the time, prominently leading the causes of Hindu-Muslim unity as well as espousing secularism and socialism.
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27. In October 1920, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was elected as a member of foundation committee to establish Jamia Millia Islamia at Aligarh in U P without taking help from British colonial government.
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28. Abul Kalam Azad committed himself to Gandhi's ideals, including promoting Swadeshi products and the cause of Swaraj (Self-rule) for India.
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29. Abul Kalam Azad became the leader of the Khilafat Movement, during which he came into close contact with the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi.
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