Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar saying his every moment of his life was dedicated to the great values of the Constitution.
He credited the Constitution for giving a person like him, born in a poor and backward family, an opportunity to serve the nation.
"Every moment of my life is dedicated to the great values of the Constitution of India given by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. It is our Constitution, due to which a person like me, born in a poor and backward family, has got the opportunity to serve the nation," PM Modi said in a tweet on X.
"It is our Constitution, due to which today crores of countrymen are getting hope, strength and a dignified life," the PM added.
The Prime Minister also shared a photo of himself touching the Constitution to his forehead, before placing it back and bowing to it again.
PM touched the Constitution at the newly elected MPs of the BJP-led NDA, gathered today at the Samvidhan Bhavan of the Parliament to choose a leader of the alliance.
At the NDA meeting, BJP leader Rajnath Singh proposed Modi as the leader of the NDA's parliamentary party. The pitch was unanimously accepted by the NDA allies.
The BJP-led NDA is expected to form the government on Saturday and Narendra Modi will take oath as Prime Minister for the third time.
Earlier today, PM Modi was unanimously chosen as the leader of the NDA.