Re: Why did the Partition of India take place?
MFk, i like your patience in writing long posts. I read all of it but unfortunately I dont have time to point out each mistakes. I think Abhiman would reply to it.
But let me put in my comments, If muslims just wanted constitutional guarantee why not then after creation of pakistan did it become an islamic state. jinnah wanted it to be a secular state isnt it. He had noble ideas for pakistan but the way he got it by using religion as the sole criteria lead to the rise of funadamentalism in pakitstan. Why did India remain secular and pakistan not.
Ur description of of hindu mahasabha was correct and it was indeed a marginal organisation made up of conservative people. It didnt have a political voice. But what did ML do. It used religion to further its vote bank. It is a political organisation used religion unbashedly. Congress fight was against the Britishers while the ML fought against the HIndus. They played with the fear of the muslims in India that Hindus are going to run this country and they will be treated second class citizens. Hindus are going to take revange over the muslims because of the muslim rule over the major part of India for centuries.
In India(old and present) if u mix religion with politics, its disaster. What Jinnah did in the early 30 and 40s is what LK advani is doing now.