They say that the first mesirah in vilna was from the hasidi ‘s side . As the Kahal belonged to the mitnagdim since they won the elections [that was in the beginning] . And the hasidim were the underdog ,and suffered under the kahal . So the hasidim ran to the government . So as reaction the mitnagdim also ran to the government . Thats how the baal hatanya ended up in jail .
Cannot vouch , however, for the accuracy of this chain of events .
Be it as it may , this is only history and b’h totally irrelevant nowadays .
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Since then we had many generations of hasidim and non hasidim living side by side in harmony , and even many times fruitfully cooperating for the common good .
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Any arguments about modern habad theology is a totally different issue and not connected to this historical saga.
