[1][2] The All Mauritius Hindu Congress (AMHC) was inspired by the Arya Samaj movement and was created to uplift the lives of Hindus in all fields in defiance of the caste system.
However the AMHC's focus changed due to the rising anti-Hindu communalism as the British colonisers prepared to leave Mauritius in the 1960s, prompting the PMSD to wage an anti-independence and anti-Hindu propaganda and violence campaign against the Hindus who form the majority ethnic community on the island.
[3] Notable members of the AMHC were Hurreelall Padaruth, Anerood Jugnauth, Lall Jugnauth, Rabindrah Ghurburrun, Beergoonath Ghurburrun, Premchand Dabee, and Devendra Varma who joined AMHC in the years prior to the August 1967 elections in preparation for Independence from the United Kingdom.
Earlier in 1963 Anerood Jugnauth had been elected for the first time to the Legislative Council as an IFB candidate.
Prior to the elections the AMHC was excluded from the coalition of Parti de l'Indépendance (IFB-CAM-Labour) due to its extreme radicalism.