Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, Governor Ramesh Bais pay tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar at Chaitya Bhoomi. Pic/Eknath Shinde's team
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Governor Ramesh Bais visited Chaitya Bhoomi, the memorial of the chief architect of India's Constitution at Dadar in central Mumbai, and paid tributes
CM Shinde garlanded the portrait of Dr Ambedkar at "Varsha", his official residence in south Mumbai, and paid floral tributes. He greeted the people of the state on the occasion
Governor Ramesh Bais tweeted, "Respectful tributes to the Architect of Indian Constitution Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on the occasion of his birth anniversary"
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a tweet, "My pranams to the great social reformer and father of the Indian constitution Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his birth anniversary"
Born on April 14, 1891, Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who campaigned against social discrimination and supported the rights of women and workers. He died on December 6, 1956. In 1990, Ambedkar was conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award
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