Question

Comment on the establishment of the Muslim League.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Give background to the establishment
• Comment on the actions that led to the establishment

Solution:

• British used the divide-and-rule policy and distanced Muslims from the national movement.
• A Muslim committee met Lord Minto, the viceroy of India in 1906. Following the meeting, Sir Aga Khan, Nawab Salimulla of Dhaka and others established the Indian Muslim League in Dhaka in 1906.