 He gave a new direction to Sindhi nationalism, founded the Jeay Sindh Tehreek in 1972 and presented the idea of Sindhudesh.Founder and leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain demanded complete and total independence of Sindh from Pakistan occupation and creation of Sindhudesh 

Sindhi separatists reject the parliamentary path of struggle for attaining freedom and rights.No Sindhi nationalist party has been ever voted into power in Sindh at any level of government.