That is not true, most people in India don’t eat meat because they are too poor to afford it and hence malnourishment.

Punjab and Rajasthan have the highest proportion of vegetarians and also rank on the top of male/female height charts.

Admittedly it's not fully vegan but still.

Indians have long recognized the virtues of a vegetarian diet: both the moral imperative & it's health benefits. That's something everyone should be able to admire.