B. R. Ambedkar death anniversary | His struggles gave hope to millions: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid floral tributes to him at Parliament complex.

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders remembered Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his death anniversary (December 6), which is being observed as ‘Mahaparinirvan Diwas.’

PM Modi paid tributes to B. R. Ambedkar, the architect of India's Constitution, and said his struggles gave hope to millions.

He along with President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid floral tributes to him at Parliament complex.

"On Mahaparinirvan Diwas, I pay homage to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and recall his exemplary service to our nation. His struggles gave hope to millions and his efforts to give India such an extensive Constitution can never be forgotten," he said in a tweet.

Paying tributes to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on his death anniversary, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said failure of successive governments in the country in converting the Constitution’s ideals into ground reality for people’s welfare is sad and worrying.

“Tributes to the most respected Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, who gave a completely public-friendly, welfare and egalitarian Constitution to the country, on his death anniversary. Giving the best Constitution in every respect is priceless and it enhanced India’s stature. The country is eternally grateful to him,” Mayawati said in a tweet in Hindi.