The Khilafat movement was started by

The Khilafat Movement (1919–1924) was launched by Indian Muslims to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Caliph (Khalifa) as the religious and political leader of Sunni Islam after World War I. The movement was led in India by the prominent Ali Brothers—Shaukat Ali and Mohammad Ali—along with other leaders like Maulana Azad.