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Bhindranwale had the most appeal among the rural Sikhs of Punjab, who were poor and uneducated. They were attracted to his promise to restore the Sikh religion to its former glory and to protect the Punjab from Hindu domination. Bhindranwale also appealed to the rural Sikhs' sense of pride and identity, and his rhetoric often focused on the need to defend the Sikh faith and the Sikh way of life.