We had then and still have to fight a two-front battle....

We had then and still have to fight a two-front battle. Ranged against us on the one hand are those who denounce us for our alleged 'departure from the principles of nationalism and socialism', since we are championing 'sectarian' causes like those of oppressed castes and religious minorities. On the other hand are those who, in the name of defending the oppressed caste masses, in fact, isolate them from the mainstream of the united struggle of the working people irrespective of caste, communities and so on.

E. M. S. Namboodiripad

On special role of caste in Indian society in page=12. - History, Society, and Land Relations: Selected Essays