The Khilafat movement was launched in 1919 by Indian Muslims to retain the Ottoman Caliphate and protect Muslim holy sites after World War I. It aimed to prevent non-Muslims from controlling holy places in Turkey and restore Ottoman territories. Muslim leaders protested British policies and were imprisoned. Gandhi and the Congress supported non-cooperation campaigns, but the movement ended after violence in Chauri Chaura and the leaders were arrested. While it created political awareness, the movement also demonstrated divisions between Hindus and Muslims.