in his "india wins freedom", maulana azad notes that mohammed ali jinnah's title of quaid-e-azam (great leader) was first popularised by gandhi who had followed amtus salam's suggestion that he address jinnah thus since the urdu press referred to him by that title. azad writes that in following salam's advice without considering the consequences of his letter, which was published in the newspapers, gandhi ended up legitimizing jinnah's image as the quaid before indian muslims.