According to Hasyim Darif, Sukarni was influenced by Sukarno mainly during the underground activities against the Dutch colonial government and Japanese military government when the two met and discussed politics, but Sukarni was against Sukarno during the National Revolution. Sukarni was also influenced by Tan Malaka during the Dutch and Japanese era through Tan Malaka's writings. Tan Malaka influenced Sukarni both political theory and practices during National Revolution. Both of them opposed the Indonesian government compromising with the Dutch including when concluding the Linggadjati Agreement, the Renville agreement, and the Round Table Conference. Khalid Rasjidi described Sukarni as "the most loyal and most trusted Tan Malaka's disciple." After Sukarno declared the Nasakom philosophy, Sukarni was against PKI political activities.