S.M. JAFFAR interviewed at his home at 3/43 Patrakar Puram, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow (tel: 392079), 27 March 1997 'modern' Muslim, Congress president of Lucknow Students' Union - against ML opposition - in 42; jailed for three years in Quit India movement; journalist; later in politics, first with Charan Singh's precursor of Janata party and later with Congress, becoming a member of UP legislative council; later worked for Econ Times, and still writes a weekly piece for ? Tol; was close personal friend of Firoze Gandhi; uncle was senior in CPI and