'Our People Reduced Ambedkar To Caste Leader': TN Guv RN Ravi

However, it maybe recalled that Governor RN Ravi skipped the reference to Ambedkar, Dravidian model etc during his Assembly address on January 2023. 

During the address, RN Ravi said that Ambedkar was such a great visionary and people all talk about Baba Saheb as he is fondly called for giving us a great constitution.

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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna BR Ambedkar said that Baba Saheb wrote so much against the caste system but our people reduced him to a caste leader. RN Ravi also rued that the contributions of BR Ambedkar were downplayed by 'some people'. 

However, it maybe recalled that Governor RN Ravi skipped the reference to Ambedkar, Dravidian model etc during his Assembly address on January 2023. 

At an event to commemorate the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, Ravi said, "His (Ambedkar's) contribution what all he did, they were downplayed and he was reduced to a caste leader as if he was a scheduled caste leader."

"We all try to interpret him, understand him, according to our own understanding. Sometimes it looks like blind men trying to interpret an elephant. He was such a large personality," he said. 

The Governor also said that the contributions of Ambedkar are not appreciated since if Baba Sabeh gets light others would become less important. Ravi said, "Unfortunately, the country after the British left, our people downplayed him and his contributions so much so that a person who dedicated his life, he wrote so much against the caste system. Our people have reduced him to a caste leader, very unfortunate.." 

"Now, we often, do not appreciate the contribution of such a great man (Ambedkar), because some people felt that if a leader like Baba Saheb gets light, others would become less important. So his contribution what all he did, they were downplayed and he was reduced to a caste leader as if he was a scheduled caste leader," he rued.

RN Ravi said that Ambedkar was such a great visionary and people all talk about Baba Saheb as he is fondly called giving us a great constitution.

(With PTI inputs)