Consider the following statements regarding Home Rule Leagu Movement: 1. When the First World War was near closing, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Annie Besant, Mohammad Alt Jinnah, Joseph Baptista, G. S. Khaparde, Sir S. Subramania lyer, all came together under the umbrella of the All India Home Rule League. 2. The demand of the league was self-government within th British Empire for all of India. 3. The All India Home league elected Mahatma Gandhi as its President in 1920, within a year of which it merged into the Indian National Congress. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

• A.  1 only             
• B.  1 and 2 only
• C.  2 and 3 only    
• D.  1, 2 and 3