 Chiplunkar declared that Phule was luring his worshippers into what would ultimately be a fruitless search after truth.The non-Brahmin movement, that was embodied in Satyashodhak Samaj, had not made much difference to any sections of the society in the 19th century and languished after the death of Phule.However, it was revived in the early 20th century by the Maratha ruler of the princely state of Kolhapur, Shahu Maharaj.