Rahimtulla M. Sayani was “Second Muslim” to become the “President of Indian National Congress” after Badruddin taiyyabji. He was also a member of the Bombay Municipal Corporation and was the Sheriff of Bombay in 1885.
The British became a major power in the Indian sub-continent after the Treaty of Paris and began to show interest in Afghanistan to ensure that the Russian empire did not have an influence over Afghanistan.