And Vallabh Bhai Patel chose to remain with and under Gandhi. Why? WW-2 certainly helped, in that it weakened Britain from within. But do you really believe Azad Hind Fauj, which allied itself with the Germans and Japanese, and which lost both the Imphal and Kohima battles with the Royal Indian Army, contributed significantly to our independence?!
It has more to do with the victim card played by our Muslims and the associated insecurity of Hindus losing ground. If they're really being persecuted as is being portrayed by many outsiders and some of our own Muslims, their numbers shouldn't actually be growing at such healthy rates.