By Brahmananda dasa
In 1971 Prabhupada was having big public programs in India, and one evening an Arya Samajist challenged Prabhupada. He said, "Oh, Swamiji, you have come to India with your western chelas, but we know all these things. This is our culture. Better you go to the other places and do your work there. All right, you have been to the West, but what about the Muslim countries? What about Pakistan? You should go to Pakistan and preach there. Make them devotees." This was in a public pandal with thousands of people. Prabhupada said, "You are challenging us to go?" The man said, "Yes. I challenge you. You must go to Pakistan." Prabhupada said, "All right. We will go." Prabhupada wrote a letter to me, "Immediately go to West Pakistan." He also wrote to Gargamuni, "Immediately go to East Pakistan."