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Rani of Cooch Naheen
A pro-Indian Muslim politician who creates the Free Islam Convocation, a gathering of Indian Muslims who disapprove of the dogmatism and intolerance frequently present in many traditional practitioners Islam. Also known as the Hummingbird, Abdullah has the strange habit of humming, a sound that rises and falls in direct relation to his work rate. Aadam Aziz fiercely supports his attempts to influence power and religion within British India. The Hummingbird is killed by assassins following his efforts to bring his Convocation to Agra, a stronghold of staunch Muslims.
Mian Abdullah / The Hummingbird Quotes in Midnight’s Children
The Midnight’s Children quotes below are all either spoken by Mian Abdullah / The Hummingbird or refer to Mian Abdullah / The Hummingbird. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 1: Hit-the-Spittoon
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“I started off as a Kashmiri and not much of a Muslim. Then I got a bruise on the chest that turned me into an Indian. I’m still not much of a Muslim, but I’m all for Abdullah. He’s fighting my fight.”
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Mian Abdullah / The Hummingbird Quotes in Midnight’s Children
The Midnight’s Children quotes below are all either spoken by Mian Abdullah / The Hummingbird or refer to Mian Abdullah / The Hummingbird. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book 1: Hit-the-Spittoon
Quotes
“I started off as a Kashmiri and not much of a Muslim. Then I got a bruise on the chest that turned me into an Indian. I’m still not much of a Muslim, but I’m all for Abdullah. He’s fighting my fight.”
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