Who out of the following led the Khilafat movement?

Correct option is D

The Khilafat movement was led by Shaukat Ali.
· The Khilafat Movement was launched against the backdrop of the socio-economic impacts of the First World War, the draconian Rowlatt Act, the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, and the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.
· Jallianwala Bagh massacre: During the protests of Indians against the arrest of Satyapal Singh and Saifuddin Kitchlew, Amritsar witnessed the naked brutality of Imperial power when General Dyer ordered his troops to fire upon the unarmed crowd gathered at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919.
· Rowlatt Act: Fearing the potential revolutionary activities, the British came up with the Rowlatt Act of 1919, which allowed the government to imprison people even without trial.
· The Khilafat Movement was founded under the leadership of Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali (commonly referred to as the Ali brothers)