Answer:
Its original purpose was to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in India.
Step-by-step explanation:
It was founded in 1906 and at first the league was encouraged by the British and was generally favorable to their rule, but the organization adopted self-government for India as its goal in 1913. For several decades the league and its leaders, notably Mohammed Ali Jinnah, called for Hindu-Muslim unity in a united and independent India. It was not until 1940 that the league called for the formation of a Muslim state that would be separate from the projected independent country of India. The league wanted a separate nation for India’s Muslims because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus.
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