Question

minority in India is Gandhi and Hindus or Jinnah and Muslims

Answer 1

Could you clarify what you mean by the question? Do you mean:
- Who represented/spoke for minorities in pre‑Partition India?
- Who considered which group a minority?
- Or are you asking which pairing is correct factually (Gandhi/Hindus vs Jinnah/Muslims)?

Short answer and context
- Hindus were and are the majority community in India; Muslims were the largest minority. So factually, “Jinnah and Muslims” corresponds to the leader (Muhammad Ali Jinnah) who spoke for the Muslim community as a minority in British India.
- Gandhi was a Hindu by religion but led the Indian National Congress and campaigned for a united, secular India that protected all communities (including minorities). He was not the leader of a Hindu “minority” — Hindus were the majority.

Historical background (brief)
- Jinnah initially sought safeguards for Muslims within a united India, and later promoted the Two‑Nation Theory arguing that Muslims constituted a separate nation; that led to the demand for Pakistan.
- Gandhi (and much of the Congress leadership) argued for Hindu–Muslim unity and a single India with constitutional protections for minorities.
- After Partition (1947), India’s constitution (1950) established a secular state with rights for religious and other minorities; Pakistan became the separate state sought by Jinnah.

If you want, I can give more details about specific events (e.g., the 1930s–1940s negotiations, Lahore Resolution, role of the Muslim League and Congress), or explain how “minority” is defined legally in India today. Which would you like?