Savarkar's views on Beef eating. *Not a matter of religion, but your stomach. What is best for your body should be the determinant and not tradition. *Life of all - cows, dogs, horses, parrots, donkeys - is equally precious. *Cows and Bulls of our country may be precious, but no harm in eating those of other countries like in the west. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was one such beef eater who ate Beef provided it was not *Indian Cow*. Gandhi otoh was very clear that the Cow is worthy of veneration. Which side are you on? Gandhi or Savarkar?

श्रुतिस्मृत्यादिशास्त्रेषु प्रामाण्यबुद्धिमवलम्ब्य श्रुत्यादिप्रोक्ते धर्मे विश्वासं निष्ठां च यः करोति स एव वास्तव हिन्दुपदवाच्यः। - स्वामी श्रीहरिहरानन्दसरस्वती 'करपात्रीजी' A Hindu, according to Karpatri Ji, the Gurudev of Puri Shankaracharya Ji, is someone who accepts the authority of the Vedic scriptures (Shruti and Smriti) as valid knowledge (pramāṇa) and has firm faith and commitment in the Dharma taught by them. Since nāstikas do not accept Shruti and Smriti as valid authority, can they fall under this definition of Hindu as given in that statement? There are, however, many definitions of Hindu. What Puri Shankaracharya Ji said is in the context of Civilizational Unity. Period.