Question

what was the khilafat agitation? why do gandhiji support to this agitation?

Answer 1

In first world war Turkish rulers were removed and disrespected by Britishers. this rulers are called khalifa and regarded as leader by muslim. so khilafat agitation was a protest against Britishers so they give back post to khalifa. ghandiji supported it to increase hindu Muslim unity.

Answer 2

To enlist Muslim support in his movement, Gandhi supported the Khilafat cause and became a member of the Central Khilafat Committee. At the Nagpur Session (1920) of the Indian national congress Gandhi linked the issue of Swaraj (Self-Government) with the Khilafat demands and adopted the non-cooperation plan to attain the twin objectives.

By mid-1920 the Khilafat leaders had made common cause with Gandhi's non-cooperation movement promising non-violence in return for Gandhi's support of the Khilafat Movement whereby Hindus and Muslims formed a united front against British rule in India. Support was received also of Muslim theologians through the Jamiyat-al Ulama-i-Hind (The Indian Association of Muslim Theologians).