Peshwa Madhavrao had the foresight to mediate a truce between the Hindus and the Mohammedans, thereby preventing the slaughter of cows. Now, the government’s mischievous opinion regarding the cow-killing episode in Azamgarh has led to a full-scale orgy. Cows are minced every hour and their blood splattered all the way to the streets of Bombay. The horror has reached a stage where this blood is painted on the walls of English companies. As if that is not enough, cow bones and fat are put in chewing gum to further exacerbate the sentiments of the Hindus. How she must suffer so some can thrust stolen jewels into bags made from her intestines.

Editor at a leading Marathi newspaper in Pune

The English should learn from Akbar, not Aurangzeb.

Editor at a leading Urdu newspaper in Bombay

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In Bombay the administration has tried to make the Musalmans understand that they are not to offend the Hindus. The Hindus were made to understand that they are not to obstruct Musalmans in their celebrations. Some miscreants, you know who these people are, have taken it upon themselves to spread false rumours and incite violence among the less educated. They have impinged upon civil liberties and the lawful enjoyment of property. The destruction of private property will naturally be paid for by the inhabitants through additional levies. We appreciate the sound judgment of the Magistrate and have complete faith in his ability to pursue the case so that the miscreants are brought to justice.

Sir Ronald McDonald, Lieutenant
Governor of Bombay

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May the Lord of the universe bring light to the minds of men. Shame to those who satisfy their lusts at the expense of the meek cow . . . long poem . . . merciful, meek, we thy lambs, butchers, flesh-eating, inflaming the senses.

Mathematical Proof: Let there be ten cows. The first will give two seers of milk; the second, three seers; and the tenth, eleven seers. By arithmetic calculations, the sum is sixty-five and the average quantity of milk of one cow is six and a half seers . . . If the first cow breeds eight times at least, and the second, nine times and so on, the average number . . . The milk in a lifetime is . . . By multiplication, 11,235 persons are nourished per cow . . . hence the utility of the bovine species is higher than chewing gum.

Medical Proof: Nutrition . . .

Rational Proof: Cows love us like children . . . treacherous humans . . .

Scriptural Proof: Yajur Veda . . . origin of medical science . . . thou shall not kill . . .

Economical Proof: Prevents famine . . . reduces consumption of corn . . .

Sanitary Proof: Corn consumption leads to a decrease in excrement, reduces odour, gas . . . happiness . . .

Historical Proof: Cows have brought about the ruin of kingdoms . . .

The Cow Protection Society, Bombay Presidency

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