Even in a moment of great crisis, when their iconic leader was thrown into jail, the traditionalists within the Mahasabha had stuck to their stand of not admitting non-Hindus into their fold. In the first place, the reason for Mookerjee’s suggestion stemmed from his strong conviction that the ‘Muslim problem…could be solved in free India’ permanently, provided ‘their outlook on cultural, social and political problems of the country was Hinduised or nationalised while leaving them free, in keeping with the Hindu tradition of absolute tolerance, to carry on their religion and way of worship as
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