Which one of the following statements is NOT correct about Khilafat movement?
[amp_mcq option1=”It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali” option2=”It demanded that Turkish Sultan must retain control over the Muslim sacred places in the erstwhile Ottoman Empire” option3=”Khalifa must be left with sufficient territory to enable him to defend the Islamic faith” option4=”The Congress did not support the movement” correct=”option4″]
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2020
– It was led by prominent Muslim leaders including the Ali brothers, Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.
– Key demands included that the Turkish Sultan/Khalifa must retain control over the Muslim sacred places and be left with sufficient territory to defend the Islamic faith.
– Critically, Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress supported the Khilafat movement and launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920 in tandem with it, seeing it as an opportunity to unite Hindus and Muslims against the British rule.