... The INC wanted Indians to forget about their differences and unite- in essence they wished to create a feeling of national unity. Evaluating this idea shows that it was a dismal failure. However, men like Sayed Ahmed Khan (and some Muslims) were very against the formation of The INC. They believed that The INC did not have a fair representation of majority of Indians and in particular Muslims. Looking at this we can see that even before The INC had got a strong base it had already failed- it had not achieved its aim of uniting Indians; there was already a divide in The INC. We can see this as men like Tilak paid special attention to Ganesh and Shivaji and though this may have brought a feeling of unity amongst majority of the population (Hindus) it isolated the Muslim population of India. It can be argued that The INC was ...

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