 According to historian Ayesha Jalal , while there is a tendency towards hagiography in the Pakistani view of Jinnah , in India he is viewed negatively . Ahmed deems Jinnah " the most maligned person in recent Indian history ... In India , many see him as the demon who divided the land . " Even many Indian Muslims see Jinnah negatively , blaming him for their woes as a minority in that state . Some historians such as Jalal and H. M. Seervai assert that Jinnah never wanted the partition of India — it was the outcome of the Congress leaders being unwilling to share power with the Muslim League . They contend that Jinnah only used the Pakistan demand in an attempt to mobilise support to obtain significant political rights for Muslims . Jinnah has gained the admiration of Indian nationalist politicians such as Lal Krishna Advani , whose comments praising Jinnah caused an uproar in his Bharatiya Janata Party . 
