 During the Quit India Movement, he joined the Congress and very soon became a force to reckon in the party, became a member in the Executive Committee of the Congress and was very popular in whole of the eastern region of India.Mr Shakir Ali was the member of the reformed Legislative Council from 1921 to 1923 (UP Assembly Archives).He was a staunch nationalist throughout his life and led the Khilafat Movement in Gorakhpur in 1920.