Question

who were the leaders of Khilafat movement why was it started​

Answer 1

the spiritual leaders of the muslims was known as the khalifa. when he was defeated in WW II , there were rumors about a treaty which tortured the khalifa. seeing this the angry muslims revolted and the khilafat committee was formed in 1919 bombay. it was led by two muslim brothers named Muhammed ALI and Shaukat ali they were the young revolters who formed the khilafat committee.

Answer 2

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MohammaAli,  Maulana Shaukat Ali,Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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A campaign in defense of the caliph was launched, led in India by the brothers Shaukat and Muhammad Ali and by Abul Kalam Azad. The leaders joined forces with Mahatma Gandhi's noncooperation movement for Indian freedom, promising nonviolence in return for his support of the Khilafat movement.