What is khilafat movement ? why did Mahatma gandhi supported khilafat movement ?
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Khilafat movement is also known as non-cooperation movement which was against British ers. ... Gandhi ji wanted an India which had freedom and is governed by a systematic and democratic government that's why Gandhi ji supported Khilafat movement
1. The first world war had been ended with the defeat of Ottoman Turkey.
2. There were rumours that a harsh peace Treaty was going to be imposed on the Ottoman emperor the spiritual head of the Islamic world (the Khalifa).
3. To defeat the Khalifa temporal powers of Khilafat committee was formed in Bombay in March 1919.
4. A younger generation of Muslim leaders like the brothers Mohammed Ali and shaukt Ali began discussing with Mahatma Gandhi about the possibility of a United mass action on the issue.
5. Gandhiji saw this as an opportunity to bring Muslims under the umbrella of a unified National Movement.