INDIA FIRST | FACTS DESK | Direct Action Day (16 August 1946) was orchestrated by the Muslim League under Mohammad Ali Jinnah, with Bengal’s then Chief Minister H.S. Suhrawardy implementing it in Calcutta. Jinnah declared it openly, and the event was promoted by Muslim League leaders as a jihad or war against “kafirs” (non-Muslims). Mobs attacked Hindus, looted shops and …