Once Subodhananda was going to Calcutta from Belur Math by steamer. On the way, a few young men from Bali started criticizing Vivekananda. Subodhananda boldly told them: “Do you give any donation to Belur Math? If so, please stop it from today. What will you gain by criticizing Swamiji? Neither will your criticism make Swamiji’s hands fall off, nor will your praise help him grow two more hands.” When he heard that those young men did not help Belur Math, the swami said: “Then why do you criticize unnecessarily? Can you appreciate the monks? You work like slaves under English officers and you are supposed to flatter them; if you make any mistake, they will kick you out with their boots.” A few days later, one of those young men came to Belur Math and apologized to Subodhananda: “Maharaj, the other day out of sheer ignorance, we did wrong. Your words came true. One of us was kicked out of the office by an English officer.”