Mohammed Ali Jinnah and the All-India Muslim League led the demand for a separate Muslim state in the Indian subcontinent. The All-India Muslim League initially supported British withdrawal and Hindu-Muslim unity in a united independent India. With the Lahore Resolution of 1940, however, the League, led by Jinnah, laid the foundation for a separate Muslim state as fears grew that Muslims would be politically marginalized in a Hindu-majority India.
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