Why did Mashriqi think that the AIML was playing into the hands of the British?
Mashriqi realized that the British were applying a policy of Divide and Rule to achieve their vested objectives. He felt that the All-India Muslim League (AIML) was playing directly into the hands of the British by pushing the Two-Nation Theory for partition and creating friction between the Hindus and Muslims. To him, the Muslim League was least concerned with securing the future of the 100 million Muslims in British India. Rather, he felt that they were seeking to gain power by misleading the illiterate and poor Muslims into thinking that Islam was in danger in an undivided India. Thus, the All-India Muslim League (AIML) became a tool in the hands of the British by weakening the Muslims and depriving them of their country. Ultimately, Mashriqi held the British and the AIML responsible for dividing the Muslims and the country into three parts. Nationalists (Muslims and non-Muslims who opposed the partition of India) also shared Mashriqis views and considered the All-India Muslim Leagu
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