Sir J. D. REESasked the Secretary of State for India whether he can and will give the respective numbers of Sunnis and Shias among the Indian Mahomedans?
§ Mr. FISHERAccording to the census of 1911, there were 66,647,299 Mahomedans in India. The Shias are said to be less than 10 per cent. of the total, but no complete reliable figures are available.