PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to BR Ambedkar

New Delhi, December 6, 2014 ( PTI)   Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 'Mahaparinirvana Diwas'.

Another PMO tweet said, "Babasaheb became a voice for



the oppressed and downtrodden. His ideals and thoughts continue to guide us in our quest for an equal society."

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, who died December 6, 1956, was a jurist, economist, politician and a social reformer who campaigned against social discrimination of Dalits, women and labourers. He was independent India's first law minister and the principal architect of the Constitution of India.