President Kovind, PM Modi pay tribute to BR Ambedkar on his death anniversary

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with other senior leaders paid tribute to the Father of the Indian Constitution, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, on his death anniversary in the national capital on Wednesday. Ambedkar was a very well-known political leader, writer, economist, scholar and editor, too. He fought to eradicate the social evils like untouchability and for the rights of the Dalits and other socially backward classes throughout his life. Dr. Ambedkar was appointed as India's first Law Minister in the Cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour in 1990.