I am a vegetarian myself, but I have never considered it my business what others eat. Where beef was legally available, it was consumed not just by Muslims and other minorities, but also by many poorer Hindus, who could not afford other kinds of meat.
但是，在大部分印度的存在中，默认的观点其实是“各活各的”（live and let live）——你对牛肉的选择你自己定，让其他人也自己定。我本人是素食者，但我从来不会去考虑被人吃什么。在吃牛肉合法的地方，不但穆斯林和其他少数群体消费牛肉，许多较穷的印度教徒也消费牛肉，因为他们消费不起其他肉类。