Question

Q5. „In the Calcutta session of 1920 Mahatma Gandhi convinced other leaders to start a non-cooperation movement in support of Khilafat Movement‟. Examine the reason behind this conviction. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi supported the Khalifat movement because:

Explanation:

1)He saw the Khalifat movement as an opportunity to unite the Hindus and the Muslims which would facilitate the Non Cooperation Movement in India

2)He said that the Congress plea for Hindu Muslim unity "would be an empty phrase if the Hindus hold aloof from the Muslims when their vital intrests are at stake"

3)Mahatma Gandhi was elected as the President of the All India Khalifat conference in 1919.