The Aligarh unit of the BJP has sought action against the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) which recently organised a webinar to discuss the Khilafat movement. BJP leaders have written to the Ministry of Education demanding action against the university. The BJP has alleged that the AMU was a threat to the country's "internal security". According to reports, the webinar was conducted on August 13 and a Turkish professor also took part in the discussion on the movement. The webinar was presided over by AMU's Vice-Chancellor (VC) and the keynote speaker was a Turkish professor named H. Hilal Sahin. The Khilafat movement was a protest campaign launched by Muslims to influence the British government and protect the Ottoman Caliphate after the defeat of Turkey in World War I. It also had the support of Mahatma Gandhi. BJP's former media spokesperson Nishit Sharma said strict action should be taken against the AMU V-C and organisers of the event. "The webinar details should be looked into by an Inquiry Committee as the matter is related to internal security. AMU invited Sahin to express her views on the Khilafat movement despite knowing that Turkey supports Pakistan and opposes India in every decision, including the revocation of Jammu & Kashmir's special status in August last year," Sharma said. (IANS)
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