The tribals were angry with the dikus, which included missionaries, moneylenders, Hindu landlords, and the government, because they saw them as the cause of their misery. The following reasons account for their anger against the dikus:

• Land policies: The land policies of the British were destroying their traditional land system.

• Shifting cultivation: The tribals practiced shifting cultivation, but the British forced them to follow settled cultivation.

• Forest laws: The British implemented forest laws to prevent the tribals access to the forests, which were their source of livelihood.

• Exploitation: The tribals were against the exploitation of the people who were interfering in their lives and society even being an outsider.

The dikus interference in the tribals lives and society, along with the loss of their authority and inability to fulfill their traditional functions, led to their anger and desire to drive out the dikus.