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| 1896 | Indian National Congress Pakistan Jinnah, Mohammed Ali |  |
| Jinnah joins the Indian National Congress |
| 1906 | All India Muslim League Pakistan Jinnah, Mohammed Ali | |
| Dhaka The All India Muslim League (AIML) is formed by Muslims who were suspicious of the mainstream, secular but Hindu-majority Indian National Congress |
| 1910 | Leigislative Council Pakistan Jinnah, Mohammed Ali | |
| Appointed Member of the Viceroy's Legislative Council |
| 1920 | Indian National Congress Pakistan Jinnah, Mohammed Ali | |
| Jinnah breaks with the Congress iwhen the Congress leader, Mohandas Gandhi, launched a Non-Cooperation Movement against the British, which Jinnah disapproved of |
| Jinnah has little liking for either the Hindu asceticism of Gandhi or the secular socialism of the other major Congress leader, Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Jinnah resigns from the Congress , warning that Gandhi's method of mass struggle would lead to divisions between Hindus and Muslims and within the two communities |
