Vasant Rajas, a noted Ambedkarite thinker and writer from Belgaum, Karnataka, crusading against the Devadasi system, has expressed his opinions about the new Shivdharma movement in the Marathamarg in April 2003. He says:
Renouncing Hinduism is the need of the day. Shrewd and wily Brahmins created for their own protection, a host of false religious books in the name of gods and got the non-Brahmins entangled in the useless rites making them mental slaves and exploiting them on religious, social, economic and cultural fronts. The process is continuing, and Brahmins are enjoying the fruits of labour and services of the Bahujans. They are glorifying the outdated Hinduism in the name of gods and are creating violence in the society. Now the Shivdharma has _ undertaken the great task of freeing the people from the slavery of Brahmins. There may be hurdles and hence the need for vigilance.
