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On November 16, 1909 Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III sent a detailed letter to 'The Times' - London for the confirmation of the brief telegram sent on the previous day. In this letter, Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III talked about how the regulations under the Indian Councils Act were not ideal, but the Muslims would respect and accept them.
He also talked about how the representation of the land owners was a complicated affair, as the seats were not equally divided, and that perhaps Indians will be united into one nationality.

He said, '...It is both our bounden duty and our privilege to live and work with the Hindus and other Indian races as loyal subjects of the Imperial Crown. The plan now published does not give the Mussalmans all they could wish, but it will be accepted unreservedly, I hope, as an earnest of our readiness to co-operate with our rulers and to help them in their difficult task of introducing the principles of constitutional government in so diversified a county as India, and also as exhibiting our cordial goodwill towards other communities. It is our earnest hope and cherished expectation that a reciprocal spirit will be shown in other directions...' (Aziz; 305)