Politics in the name of Ambedkar- Does it really matter? By Deepak Parvatiyar April 22, 2015 Rate this post Much politics has been played in the past in the name of the great freedom fighter and iconic Dalit leader Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. And, the saga still continues. With his 125th birthday anniversary on April 14th, the latest announcement came from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s side on how they were going to commemorate the social reformer’s birthday. The RSS contended that Ambedkar – the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution – was much misunderstood. The RSS sought to draw similarities between him and its founder, Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. On the release of the “Collector’s Editions” of the RSS mouthpieces; namely, Panchjanya and Organiser, in New Delhi on Ambedkar’s birthday, RSS Sarkayavah Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi said, “I don’t know whether they (Ambedkar and Dr. Hedgewar) met in their life, but the objectives of both were sam
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