... Muslim League to proclaim that areas in which Muslims were the numerical majority, there should be independent states in which the constituent units should be autonomous and sovereign(Metcalf). Mohammad Ali Jinnah claimed that Muslims in India are not a minority--rather a nation and must have their own homelands, territory, and state(Metcalf). The gain for mass support for the 'Pakistan movement ... ...

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... in the nation's power structure. They hence began demands for a separate nation for themselves. In 1906, these Muslim elites formed the Muslim League which would later be led by Mohammed Ali Jinnah, a former member of Congress and future first prime minister of Pakistan, pledged loyalty to the British and urged them to divide India. The League rationalised its demand on the ... ...

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