Years of efforts by RSS to appropriate legacyof Ambedkar - NewsHub.org

Senior RSS leaders often refer to Ambedkar as a nationalist Hindu

Over the past few years, senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leaders have often referred to B.R. Ambedkar as a nationalist Hindu.

Sangh joint general secretary Krishna Gopal wrote a 52-page pamphlet on Dr. Ambedkar that talked about the “deep friendship” between Ambedkar and RSS founder K.B. Hedgewar. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said at an RSS meeting in Unao last month that Ambedkar believed in the ideology of the Sangh.

As for the Congress, K. Raju, convener of the party’s Ambedkar birth anniversary celebration committee, admitted: “Our biggest challenge is to clear the misconceptions about Ambedkar and the Congress. His ideology has been projected as antagonistic to the Congress, whereas it was a partnership between the two.”

“In a few weeks’ time, the party will hold a commemoration at Mhow [Ambedkar’s birthplace] in Madhya Pradesh which will be presided over by the party president or vice-president,” he said.

Mr. Raju said the Congress did not want to confine Dr. Ambedkar’s legacy to that of a Dalit icon. Neither does the RSS.

Manmohan Vaidya, All India Prachaar Pramukh for the Sangh, said: “Ambedkar is a national leader not just of a particular group. The complete Ambedkar needs to be brought to the people and efforts will continue to be made in that direction.”

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Source: thehindu.com

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