In order to attract more Muslim support Supporting to the Indian National Movement , Mahatma Gandhi and the national leaders of India initially supported Supporting the Khilafat movement and merged Cause_to_amalgamate it to the famous Non Co-operation Movement .

The 1921 riot began Process_start as a reaction against a heavy-handed crackdown Process_end on the Khilafat Movement , a campaign Social_event in defense of the Ottoman Caliphate , by the British authorities in the Eranad and Valluvanad `` taluks '' of Malabar .

In the initial stages , the movement had the support Supporting of Mahatma Gandhi and other congress/ national movement leaders , a number of minor clashes took place Process_start between Khilafat volunteers and the police , but the violence Violence soon spread Dispersal across the region .