Which one of the following statements is NOT correct about Khilafat movement?
It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
It demanded that Turkish Sultan must retain control over the Muslim sacred places in the erstwhile Ottoman Empire
Khalifa must be left with sufficient territory to enable him to defend the Islamic faith
The Congress did not support the movement
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– 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.