Identify the correct pair of leaders who led the Khilafat Movement in India:- |
Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Shaukat Ali Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi and Mohammad Ali |
Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali The Khilafat Movement, (1919-1920) was a movement of Indian Muslims, led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, that demanded the following: The Turkish Sultan or Khalifa must retain control over the Muslim sacred places in the erstwhile Ottoman empire; the jazirat-ul-Arab (Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Palestine) must remain under Muslim sovereignty; and the Khalifa must be left with sufficient territory to enable him to defend the Islamic faith. The Congress supported the movement and Mahatma Gandhi sought to conjoin it to the Non-cooperation Movement. |