The concept for the foundation of Home Rule League was first introduced by Mrs. Annie Besant. Self-Governance Movement began with the publication of the weekly review magazine Commonweal on January 2,1914. The Movement was started by B.G. Tilak in Poona in April, 1916 and Annie Besant and S. Subramania Iyer at Adyar near Madras in September, 1916. Tilak’s League worked in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Central Province and Berar and Annie Besant’s League in the rest of India, The objective of the Movement was self-governance for India in the British Empire. Tilak linked up the question of Swaraj with the demand for the formation of linguistic states and education in the vernacular languages. He gave the slogan ‘Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it’. The Maratha and Kesari of Tilak and Annie Besant’s New India, Commonweal and Young India became the organs of the Home Rule movement. Both Home Rule League were complementary with each other, so there was no dispute between Tilak and Annie Besant. Thus statement in option (D) is not correct about Home Rule league. ....Read more