What we have achieved today is largely because we have a secular democratic setup. Pakistan became a theocratic state and is paying the price in the form of all sorts of backwardness.
We must thank from our core of our heart the leaders of 1947 who despite so much of turmoil and blood bath stuck to the the democratic form of governance for India.
It is unfortunate that the history has fogotten the contribution of muslim leaders in India who fought tooth and nail to keep the country united and avoid its partition.
The situation was so bad at that time and even today that a person of Maula Azad's stature had to fight election from Mewat in Haryana a muslim dominated area. He resented when Nehruji asked him to fight election from Mewat instead he wanted to fight election from a constituency not dominated by muslims. Nehruji wanted him to win the election and join his cabinet.
Nehruji made similar mistakes, he sidelined the nationalist muslims and doled high positions to the fellows of jinnah who till midnight of 1947 were in favour of creation of Pakistan but switched over to congress.
these communal muslims got the power and positions in the state government and the nationalist muslims were sidelined. This proved too costly as the subsequent muslim leadership developed on communal lines and some of them made it to parliament and assembly.
Muslims have now woken up and support regioal and national parties that are secular. This is a beautiful trend.
