Who started khilafat moment?

The Khilafat Movement was initiated in India in 1919 by Indian Muslim leaders, primarily Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, in response to the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire after World War I. It aimed to protect the caliphate and support the Ottoman Sultan, whom many Muslims viewed as their spiritual leader. The movement sought to unite Muslims in India against British colonial rule and promote the cause of pan-Islamism.