The Moplah Genocide of 1921: Unveiling a Dark Chapter in India's History
A rally celebrating 100 years of the Genocide On September 25, 1921, a gruesome incident unfolded on the barren hillside between Thuvoor and Karuvayakandi in North Kerala, marking a dark chapter in India's history. The event was a rally led by Chambrassery Imbichi Koithangal, a prominent leader of the Khilafat movement, attended by over 4,000 of his followers. This rally would lead to the merciless slaughter of 38 Hindus, but it was just one horrifying episode in a broader tragedy known as the Moplah Genocide. The backdrop to this atrocity was the Khilafat movement, initiated by Indian Muslims to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as the Caliph of Islam following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire after World War I. Mahatma Gandhi offered unwavering support to this movement, believing it would strengthen anti-British sentiment among Indian Muslims. However, this support inadvertently fueled the flames of Islamism in India. Critics like Dr. B.R. Ambedkar questioned the ethi...