The Mandal’s own shastra-rejection makes its objection to Ambedkar’s exit from Hinduism logically inconsistent.

Evidence

The last paragraph of the letter surely cancels the first. If the Mandal rejects the help of the shastras, they do exactly what Dr Ambedkar does, i.e., cease to be Hindus. How then can they object to Dr Ambedkar’s address merely because he said that that was his last speech as a Hindu? The position appears to be wholly untenable, especially when the Mandal, for which Shri Sant Ram claims to speak, applauds the whole argument of Dr Ambedkar’s address. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1211

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

• XREF: Ambedkar deploys the classic tu quoque contradiction — the same rhetorical move seen in the Clash of Civilizations debate framing.

Related

• Rejecting the shastras while remaining Hindu is logically untenable. (similarity 0.84)
• Ambedkar demanded Hindus deny shastra authority, following Buddha and Nanak (similarity 0.84)
• Rejecting caste while still calling oneself Hindu is incoherent (similarity 0.82)
• Ambedkar frames belief in the shastras and liberalism as contradictory (similarity 0.82)
• Even a radical Hindu reform group cancelled Ambedkar over his anti-Shastra stance (similarity 0.82)
• Ambedkar planned to renounce Hinduism and reject its sacred texts in the address (similarity 0.82)
• The Mandal wanted Ambedkar to join its reform struggle rather than exit Hinduism (similarity 0.81)
• Ambedkar publicly swore in 1935 that he would not die a Hindu (similarity 0.81)
• Ambedkar’s anti-Hindu section doomed his address even before it was delivered (similarity 0.81)
• The Mandal withdrew its invitation before Ambedkar delivered the speech (similarity 0.80)
• Ambedkar deliberately distanced himself from the Mandal to retain full freedom of expression (similarity 0.79)