Answer» QuestionWhy Gandhi ji adopted khilafat movement? Answer- Gandhiji saw in the Khilafat Movementan opportunity for uniting the HINDUS & Muslims.Mahatma Gandhi was elected as President of the All - IndiaKhilafat Conference in November 1919. He advised the Khilafat Committee toadopt a policy of Non-Cooperation with the Government.

- Mahatma Gandhi was the main force behind the non-cooperation movement. In March 1920, he issued a manifesto DECLARING a doctrine of the non-violent non-cooperation movement. Gandhi, through this manifesto, WANTED people to:
- Adopt swadeshi principlesAdopt swadeshi habits INCLUDING hand spinning & weavingWork for the eradication of untouchability from society
- Gandhi TRAVELLED across the nation in 1921 explaining the tenets of the movement.
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