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MOULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD
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against and for all complications and never be baffled by them, certainly never be taken aback when the expected happens.

MOULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD

HIS MESSAGE TO HIS COUNTRYMEN

Sir,—After Moulana Abul Kalam’s arrest I found the following message with some other notes among Moulana’s papers, and I send it to the press as desired by him.

Yours faithfully

F.d. Ahmad

Private Secy.

to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

BEFORE THE ARREST

To-day is the morning of the 8th instant. Last evening I received information from some reliable sources that the Government of Bengal has after consulting the Viceroy decided to arrest me and Mr. C. R. Das. As for me, the Government seems to have decided to prosecute me if I