 He claimed that brahmans respected the great saints and holy men who were born into the lowest castes and elevated to positions of respect by merit.He argued that the Samaj was simply trying to expose brahmans in an attempt to gain favor with the British colonial government and gain some small rights.To critics like Chiplunkar, the Samaj’s attempts to gain social and political rights for Shudras and women by lobbying the colonial government were seen as begging India’s oppressors to help them reject Hindu tradition.