Question

Who among the following were popularly known as 'Red Shirts'?

• A. Followers of Rani Gaidiliu
• B. Members of Forward bloc
• C. Congress Socialist
• D. Khudai Khidmatgars

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Khudai Khidmatgars

• The followers of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (popularly known as the 'Frontier Gandhi') who belonged to the Khudai Khidmatgar movement were popularly known as the 'Red Shirts'

  • Founder: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a prominent nationalist leader and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.

  • Year of Formation: 1929, in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of British India (now in Pakistan).

  • Ideology: It was a non-violent movement that strictly followed Gandhian principles of satyagraha and actively resisted British colonial rule.