what were the reasons for the failure of khilafat movement
The Ali brothers criticised Gandhi 's extreme commitment to non-violence and severed their ties with them after he suspended all non-cooperation movement after the killing of 22 policemen at Chauri Chaura in 1922 . Due to this Gandhiji became disturbed and very sad and called off the movement as he always believed in non-violence . However , it is also true that the immediate reason for the disposal of the committee was the much criticised embezzlement of 1.6 million rupees . The Ali brothers were severely criticised by Muslim politicians and the public . Although holding talks with the British and continuing their activities , the Khilafat struggle weakened as Muslims were divided between working for the Congress , the Khilafat cause and the Muslim League . After Hindu - Muslim riots of 1926 -- 1927 many Muslim leaders like Mohammad Akram Khan lost interest in the movement .