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TheUnited Indian Patriotic Association or Alliance[1] was a political organisation founded in 1888 bySir Syed Ahmad Khan (the founder of theAligarh Muslim University) andRaja Shiv Prasad Singh of Benaras. Opposed to theIndian National Congress, the group aimed to develop close ties between the Muslim community and theBritish Raj.The British officials encouraged reactionary elements like Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Raja Shiv Prasad Singh of Benaras to organise the United Indian Patriotic Association in 1888 to counter Congress propaganda. It later became the Mohammaden Defence Alliance in 1893.
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