He called that division a "historic, radical solution" which saved the lives of "millions of Hindus and Muslims," despite reports that one million people were killed.
１００万人が死んだという報告にもかかわらず、彼はその分割を「何百万ものヒンズー教徒とイスラム教徒」の命を救った「歴史的な、革命的な解決だ」と言った。