Q. Who among the following opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s association with the Khilafat Movement?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(b) Fazlul Haque
(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Abul Kalam Azad
Ans: (c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
Mohammad Ali Jinnah, who later became the founder of Pakistan, opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s association with the Khilafat Movement. The Khilafat Movement was a pan-Islamic movement launched in India in the 1920s to support the cause of the Ottoman Caliphate, which was under threat from the Allied powers after World War I.
Jinnah, a prominent leader of the All India Muslim League, had reservations about the Khilafat Movement and its alliance with the Indian National Congress. He believed that the Congress-Muslim League cooperation in the Khilafat Movement could undermine the Muslim League’s separate political identity and the interests of the Muslim community.
Jinnah’s opposition to Gandhi’s association with the Khilafat Movement reflected his growing differences with the Congress on issues of religion, representation, and the political future of the Muslim community in India. Eventually, Jinnah and the Muslim League would advocate for the creation of a separate nation for Muslims, leading to the partition of India and the formation of Pakistan in 1947.
Therefore, the correct answer is (c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
