Ambedkar Jayanti 2019: PM Narendra Modi, President Kovind pay tributes

"I pay my homage to the chief architect of Indian Constitution and a person who has worked for social justice - Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar -on his birth anniversary. Jai Hind!," tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Shobhit Kalra
Published on: 14 April 2019 5:39 AM GMT
Ambedkar Jayanti 2019: PM Narendra Modi, President Kovind pay tributes
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Ambedkar Jayanti 2019: PM Narendra Modi, President Kovind pay tributes

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to father of the Indian Constitution Dr BR Ambedkar on his 128th birth anniversary here on Sunday.

"I pay my homage to the chief architect of Indian Constitution and a person who has worked for social justice - Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar -on his birth anniversary. Jai Hind!" Prime Minister Modi tweeted in Hindi along with a video.

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1117248787561500672

"Homage to Dr B.R. Ambedkar on his birth anniversary. An icon of our nation, and Chief Architect of the Constitution, Dr Ambedkar waged a life-long struggle for a modern India free of caste and other prejudices, ensuring equal rights for women and weaker sections," President Kovind tweeted, after which he paid floral tributes at Parliament House Lawns in New Delhi.

Dalit social reformer BR Ambedkar was posthumously conferred with Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 1990.

Shobhit Kalra

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