Consider the following statements about Akali Movement:
1. The movement aimed at to restoring of Sikhism to its past purity and returning Sikh apostates to their original faith.
2. It began to manage the gurudwaras through shiromani Gurudwara Prabandak Committee.
3. It led to enactment of new Sikh Gurudwaras Act by the British in 1925.
4. The major outcome of the movement was formation of Khalsa Tract society, to propagate Punjabi and Gurumukhi script.
Select the correct statements using the codes given below.
2 and 3 only
The Akali movement or the Gurdwara Reform Movement was a campaign to bring reform in the gurdwaras (the Sikhplaces of worship) in India during the early 1920s. The movement led to the introduction of Sikh Gurdwara Bill in 1925, which placed all the historical Sikh shrines in India under the control of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee provided a focal point for the movement for the reformation of Sikh religious places. The Committee began to take over management of gurdwaras one by one, and were resisted by incumbent mahants of Udasi sect.
The Akalis also participated in the Indian independence movement against the British Government, and supported the non-cooperation movement against them.
The Khalsa Tract Society is an organization created by Bhai Vir Singh in 1894 to promote the aims and objects of the Singh Sabha Movement.