Kendi considered dangerous for the independence of Transylvania that Sigismund allied with the Habsburg-dominated Kingdom of Hungary. Later his fears came true. He clarified his standpoint at the Transylvanian Diet on 17 August 1594, but the majority opted for turning against the Ottoman Empire. The prince enraged for his group's activities in the field as a result Kendi, among others, was arrested. Later the opposition magnates were executed without any trial, including Sándor Kendi, his brother Ferenc Kendi, his cousin Gábor Kendi (son of the late Antal Kendi), Balthasar Báthory (cousin of the prince) and Farkas Kovacsóczy.