what i understand regarding the state of muslim affairs before the establishment of the state very well indicates that religion was *NOT* used as a ploy. The mere fact that Jinnah saw through the shortcomings and prejudice of hindu majority parties and despite the fact that Jinnah was offered the Priministership of the new so called secular Indian state , he stood firm on the idea of a muslim state tells us that he wasn't fighting for just his own ego or the ideology of two nation theory.
Before the breaking of Hindustan in 1947,Muslims were basically way lower than Hindus.On every railway station,there was a separate pot for Muslims to drink water from. Every now and then some kind of feud would take place between muslims and hindus on stupid things like ,Muslims killed a cow so they should be killed. Prejudice was rampant in that society.Jinnah knew very well,that after his demise there was no competent leader to fight for the fundamental rights of muslims(political,religious,social,financial,econo mic,cultural) and he was right that is why Muslims stood with him although there were religious scholars who were against him at that time
If Pakistan was a part of modern day India,could u imagine to have all those civil liberties that you enjoy today. Maybe we don't really have a lot of civil liberties but we still are better off than indian muslims.Real India is not like what we see in Bollywood . All over India Muslims are made to live in ghetto like states (ghetto=where jews lived in pre-worldwar2 europe,and these places were famous for their stink).India is the only country in the whole world where even in this modern era muslims are forced to lived in ghettos.
According to 2007 Sachar commission report,the condition of muslims is worst than the scheduled castes(shodars) living there. 97percent of the muslims in haryana(the rajputs who converted to islam over the years) are illiterate. And of course how can we forget the massacres of 1992 or 2002. Keep in mind that in 2002 or 1992 there was no Jinnah or Gandhi there.
Why Indian Muslims (well the majority) sided Jinnah is a question which has a very simple answer.They were too subjugated by the ruling classes that they needed and wanted emancipation. They did not want to live in the same environment in which they were scared of their life,property and customs once the british left. Jinnah was'nt a brainwasher,he was simply a fighter.His two nation theory was based on the condition of muslims,he did not create it,he merely formulated it. He did not want a personal fiefdom for himself like Baron de Rothschild(father of Israel). Whatever he did , he did it for people,his people and their safety.
Now with every ideology comes the question of implementation. We all know that Marxism sounds good to the ears,the idea of everyone living equally,but real Marxism as proposed by Marx has never been executed. Instead,pseudo communist states and false socialism ruled the world which contradicted the very principles which Marx had provided. If the ideology of Pakistan has become a shuttle cock between leftist and rightist groups,we shouldn't blame it on Jinnah. Because its our fault that we have let a few people take advantage of it and customized it to serve their needs. Pakistan was supposed to be a Muslim state where Muslims of subcontinent could live in peace with justice and the minorities could live in peace too. Now we have let a few so called religious and secular intellectuals to hijack that definition and play with it all they want and in turn they have successfully created a lost generation which does not even know why *Pakistan* was even created. We cannot blame it on Jinnah and company that they used the ploy of religion.Its us who are doing so and letting a few ppl do so.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcH5_-T-gO4
I could not find the english version which I watched last year.But the first two minutes very clearly explain two nation theory in layman's words.Keep in mind,this movie was made by neither Pakistanis nor Indians but an Indian born British director/producer. It hurts me when I see other people understanding Jinnah's words and actions better than those people for whom he fought almost all his small life for.
I recommend u to watch this whole movie. Because it is not just *any textbook version*