“At the same time, in a desperate move to gain support, upper caste Hindus in Sunamgaj arranged a festival for all Hindus, including Untouchables, which necessitated the unheard-of prospect of mass eating of cooked food, irrespective of caste. The vote was a mighty social leveller and Caste Hindus were compelled to eat with Untouchables off the same plates. At a critical moment, a Scheduled Caste leader, Dwarikanath Barori arrived and called to an Untouchable, ‘This is not food, this is poison, please do not eat.”