Question

what is causes of khilafat movement?

Answer 1

The Khailafat leaders, most of whom had been imprisoned during the war because of their pro-Turkish sympathies, were already active in the Indian nationalist movement. Upon their release in 1919, they espoused the khailafat cause as a means to achieve pan-Indian Muslim political solidarity in the anti-Britishcause.

Answer 2

After the first world War there were rumors that Harsh peace Treaty was going to be imposed on Khalifa. So to protect the temporal power of Khalifa Khilafat committee was formed