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Question
Explain the following statement with a reason.
Khilafat Movement was started in India.
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Solution
The first World War had ended with the defeat of Ottoman Turkey. There were rumours that a harsh peace treaty was going to be imposed on the Ottoman Empire - The spiritual leader of the world was the Khalifa. A committee was set up in March 1919 in Bombay. It consisted of many Muslim leaders that worked for the same cause. It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, who, along with Gandhiji, discussed the possibility of a united nation. Gandhiji thought this was a perfect opportunity to bring Muslims into a unified movement called the Khilafat movement.
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