NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on his death anniversary.
President Kovind paid floral tributes to Babasaheb Dr B.R. Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas at the Parliament House Lawns in New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/sbWrgeMLdH
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 6, 2018
Kovind, Naidu, Modi also paid floral tributes to Ambedkar at a function in Parliament House Lawns here. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and several other MPs also paid tributes to the architect of the Indian Constitution.
“The nation is ever grateful to the architect of the Constitution. His wisdom will continue to guide us at all times,” Naidu tweeted.
“He championed the cause of marginalised and strove for creating a casteless society. We will be paying a real tribute to Baba Sahebji by establishing a truly egalitarian society and by upholding values and ethics in public life,” Naidu said.
He championed the cause of marginalised and strove for creating a casteless society. We will be paying a real tribute to Baba Saheb ji by establishing a truly egalitarian society and by upholding values and ethics in public life. #BRAmbedkar pic.twitter.com/MCK8v5zuaT
— VicePresidentOfIndia (@VPSecretariat) December 6, 2018
हमारे संविधान के शिल्पी, विधिवेत्ता, अर्थशास्त्री, शिक्षाविद् तथा समाज विचारक डॉ. अम्बेडकर के महापरिनिर्वाण दिवस पर सादर श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करता हूं। संकुचित भेद भाव से परे, हम एक मानवीय सौहार्दपूर्ण समाज के निर्माण का संकल्प लें। #MahaparinirvanDiwas #BRAmbedkar pic.twitter.com/sc1PGnENNH
— VicePresidentOfIndia (@VPSecretariat) December 6, 2018
“India bows to Babasaheb Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Diwas (death anniversary),” Modi tweeted.
पूज्य बाबासाहेब को उनके महापरिनिर्वाण दिवस पर कोटि-कोटि नमन।
India bows to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Diwas. pic.twitter.com/XNqzXFbm9Y
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 6, 2018
He also shared a link of the audio highlighting the works and contribution of Ambedkar, who died on December 6, 1956 in Delhi.