Iqbal, who is known as one of the greatest Urdu poets, was one of the most vocal proponents of the two-nation theory. He died in 1938 and Pakistan was formed in 1947.

A school in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh has run into controversy for allegedly forcing students, who are not Muslims, to sing Urdu poet Allama Iqbal's penned verses.

Allama Iqbal gave the Muslims of the subcontinent political backing through his speech. He woke up the nation from the dream of neglect and awakened the spirit to decide their destiny, she added.