With reference to Moplah Rebellion consider the following statements 1 The Moplah rebellio...........

Indian Freedon Struggle (CDS) 1921-1932

With reference to Moplah Rebellion, consider the following statements :

1. The Moplah rebellion in 1921 was an offshoot of the Khilafat movement.

2. The succession of riots was headed by Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Haji and C. Gopalan Nair.

3. Moplah revolt was considered as 'Anti-Hindu' genocide by the Prominent Activist Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

How many of the above statements are correct ?

Only one

Only two

Only three

None

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Explanation :

Moplah Rebellion

The Moplah Rebellion, also known as the Moplah Riots of 1921 was the culmination of a series of riots by Mappila Muslims of Kerala in the 19^th and early 20^th centuries against the British and the Hindu landlords in Malabar (Northern Kerala).
It was an armed revolt and was led by Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Haj.

Course of Moplah Rebellion

The Khilafat Movement had started in 1919 in India in support of the restoration of the caliphate in Turkey. The Indian National Congress was aligned with it.
The Khilafat meetings in Malabar incited communal feelings among the Moplahs and it became a movement directed against the British as well as the Hindu landlords of Malabar.
There was large-scale violence that saw systematic persecution of Hindus and British officials. Many homes and temples were destroyed.
The prominent leaders of the rebellion were Ali Musaliyar and Variyankunnath Kunjahammed Haji.
From August 1921 till about the end of the year, the rebels had under their control large parts of Malabar.
By the end of the year, the rebellion was crushed by the British who had raised a special battalion, the Malabar Special Force for the riot.
In November 1921, 67 Moplah prisoners were killed when they were being transported in a closed freight wagon from Tirur to the Central Prison in Podanur. They died of suffocation. This event is called the Wagon Tragedy.

Analysis of the revolt

The Moplah rebellion was vehemently criticized by some for the violence and bloodshed engaged in it. However, some people consider it to be a nationalist movement. This is an arguable topic. The Malabar rebellion had engaged the communal sentiments, which is condemned.
According to the views presented by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, he highly condemned the act and called it the ‘ Anti-Hindu’ genocide.
Dr. B.R Ambedkar mentioned that the agitations were advanced further by the two major organizations such as the Central Khilafat Committee and Khuddam-i-Kaba.
The renowned theosophist Annie Besant elaborated on the events of the Moplah rebellion in the book “ The Future of Indian Politics”.