Correct option is A
The Khilafat Movement in India was primarily a movement in support of the Turkish Sultan.
· The Khilafat Movement, initiated in 1919, united Muslims and Hindus in a shared opposition to British colonial rule, serving as a significant catalyst for the Non-Cooperation Movement.
· During World War I, Turkey had aligned itself with the Axis powers led by Germany, and after the war, the British-led Allied powers imposed severe terms on the Ottoman Empire, including territorial losses such as the detachment of Thrace from Turkey.
· The politically aware Muslim population expressed criticism of the British and their treatment of the Ottoman Empire, which had been dismembered and saw significant territorial alterations.