On the one hand, Savarkar believed that Indians of different faiths needed to unite against the Imperial forces. Yet, he also articulated that the ‘feeling of hatred against the Mahomedans was just and necessary in the times of Shivaji.’ Suffice it to say that there were inconsistencies in his postulations and was evident in his views towards the Muslims when he wrote: Though the ruling prince of Oudh was a Mahomedan, most of the big land-owners under him were Hindus. Jahgirs and Talukdari rights had continued from father to son in the families of these Zemindars for generations. Hundreds of
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