The Great Reformer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was averse to the idea of Muslims participation in any organized political activity which, he feared, might revive British hostility towards the Muslims. He also disliked Hindu-Muslim collaboration in any joint venture. His disillusionment in this regard primarily stemmed from the Urdu-Hindi controversy of. the late 1860s when the Hindu entkusiasts vehemently championed the cause of Hindi in place of Urdu. He, therefore, opposed the indian National Congress, when it was founded in 1885, and advised his community to abstain from its activities.
