This love for Ambedkar | Opinion News, The Indian Express

This love for Ambedkar | Opinion News, The Indian Express

Written by Rakshit Sonawane |Updated: December 7, 2018 1:00:56 am

The writer is a senior journalist based in Mumbai.

This love for Ambedkar

Political parties are only trying to appropriate him for electoral gain

Core followers in his home state of Maharashtra are still grappling with some of the contentious aspects of Ambedkarism. (Illustration: C R Sasikumar)

As more and more communities beyond the erstwhile “untouchables” discover his historical importance, B R Ambedkar is emerging as the most preferred icon from pre-independent India for the assertion of the egalitarian principles enshrined in the constitution.