Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
Step-by-step explanation:
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and uttered the words above when tensions were boiling over to violence in India as the Muslims felt marginalized and demanded their own nations.
The Muslims under Muhammad Ali Jinnah felt overlooked and dominated by the majority Hindu Indian National Congress and felt the only solution was a new Muslim nation. They eventually achieved this with the creation of Pakistan.