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Gujarati Muslims also wholeheartedly supported the Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement. MA Jinnah was a Gujarati after all.
Unfortunately, once Partition happened, most Gujarati Muslims did not migrate to Pakistan and preferred to stay back in India. Which is very surprising given that Pakistan was only a few kilometers away.
So, they campaigned for a separate Muslim homeland and got it but did not relocate there. And now, they claim to be patriotic Indians.
Gujarati Muslims also wholeheartedly supported the Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement. MA Jinnah was a Gujarati after all.
Unfortunately, once Partition happened, most Gujarati Muslims did not migrate to Pakistan and preferred to stay back in India. Which is very surprising given that Pakistan was only a few kilometers away.
So, they campaigned for a separate Muslim homeland and got it but did not relocate there. And now, they claim to be patriotic Indians.