| During the initial years of the Twentieth Century, the Muslims in the Madras Presidency, in an attempt to defend their over all interests, had a few Newspapers. The Live-ul-Islam and Saiphul Islam exercised considerable influence among the Muslims in the Madras Presidency. The Quami Report, Mukbir –i-Dekhan, Jaridah-I- Rozar, Malabr Islam also catered to the needs of the nationalist sentiments of the Urdu speaking Muslims of the Madras Presidency. The friendly atmosphere of the British and the Muslims over the Communal Award of 1909, was short lived. The change of attitude of the Muslims towards the British became evident when the Partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911 and the Caliph of Turkey was humbled during the First World War. |