The KDS had a secular social role as a community centre and also served Hindus and Muslims among the Indo-Canadian community. Raj Hans Kumar stated that in political affairs the KDS represented all "Hindus", which at the time meant all people of East-Indian origin.
The KDS played a secular social role as a community center and also served both Hindus and Muslims within the Indo-Canadian community. Raj Hans Kumar noted that in political affairs, the KDS represented all "Hindus," who were then considered to be anyone of East-Indian heritage.