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કૅન્ફરન્સ તરફથી તા. ૧ જૂન ૧૯૩૧ ના રોજ
Aupa 9104:આ સમિતિ તરફથી તેના માનદ મંત્રી શ્રી યુન ' આર. એમ. શાહ તરફથી તા ૧૨-૫-૩૧ ને લખાયેલ Το, અંગ્રેજી પત્ર મળ્યા હતા જેમાં જણાવવામાં આવ્યા પ્રમાણે 1. M. Shah Esquire, ત્યાંના કેટલાક હિંદુઓએ જેને હિંદુ નથી એવી જાતની Honorary Secretary, Shri Jain Samiti, ચેલેંજ' કરી હોવાની ફરીયાદ સાથે પિતાને અભિપ્રાય
P. O. No. 21, MOMBASA. 24 Vai 42 WIB a 41244 47046612 | Dear Sir, નીચે આપવામાં આવ્યા છે. આ પત્ર વ્યવહાર અગત્યને
With reference to your letter dated 12th 2 Sai Ga3 a47 GRUP
14 May 1931. we beg to address you as under:એમ માની યથાસ્થિત છાપવામાં આવ્યો છે.
We are very much astonished at the Shri Jain Samiti, Post Box No. 21,
stand taken be the section of the Hindus MOMBASA, 12th May 1931. at Mombasa which is in direct contravention
cf the well defined and settled objects of The Resident General Secretaries, The
the Hindu Mahasabha-a printed cops wheJain Swetamber Conference, Bombay. Gentlemen:-I am directed by the local Jain
reof is enclosed herewith. Samiti to request you to furnish me the nece- We fully endorse the view of your ssary information on the following points:- Samiti that the Jains are properly Hindus
(1) Is the Jain Community absolutely as a race and part of the Hindu Community, apart from the Hindu Community like the howso-ever they may differ in their religiParsis or Sikhs ? (2) If not, then are the ous beliefs. To support the said view we Jains part of the Hindu population and can be also to enclose a c .py of the resolutions they be called Hindus? (3) Does the All- passed by the 13th Session of this ConfereIndia Census return of the Jains effect their nce and have to draw your special attention positiov as Hindus and can it be based on to the resolution No. 12, which clearly that score that the Jains are entirely a states that the Jains form an integral part different Community ? (4) In almost all of the Hiudu Community and as such a the cases the Jains belong to certain castes demand is made in 12 (Gha ) to enlist of the Hindus such as Banias etc and the- Jaing as Hindu voters for election purposes. refore they should be Hindus but how could The demand for seperate columns in some it reconcile with the former question ? cases is specially intended and urged for
I may inform you that a Section of with a view only to ascertain the exact the Hindus of Mombasa have challenged position of the Community in such respects the local Jains that they are not Hindus as increase or decrease of population and and I therefore beg you to let know how sproud of education. we should meet this menance. In the judg.
It will be of additional support to our ment of my Samiti the Jains are properly Hindus as a race and the part of the Hindu
aforesaid view to draw your attention to Community, however, they may differ in
the order of the Commissioner C. D. Poona, their religious beliefs. Your considered opi
who after prolonged correspondence with nion will be of great help to my Samiti.
this Office and the Government of India Please return the answer be the mail leaving
was obliged to accept the position of the Bombay on the 3rd June for East Africa.
Jains as Hindus in the case of Cantonment With anticipatory thanks, Yours faithfully.
Elections where it was not so formerly. CoSd./ R. M. Shah. py of the final order is enclosed herewith. Honorary Secretary,
In all ther cases Jains are already Shri Jain Samiti, Mombasa, considered as Hindus for election purposes.
