Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis and Governor Jishnu Dev Varma paid tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar at Chaityabhoomi in Mumbai on his 135th birth anniversary. Fadnavis described Ambedkar as a guiding force behind the ideals of justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity (Pics/PTI and X)
Updated On: 2026-04-14 02:05 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
BR Ambedkar, fondly known as 'Babasaheb', was the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and is thus also called the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'. Ambedkar was also the first law and justice minister of independent India
Fadnavis, in a post on X, described Ambedkar as a great economist and a "guiding force behind the democratic ideals of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity"
Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar and state minister Chhagan Bhujbal also joined Governor Varma and CM Fadnavis to pay their homage at Chaityabhoomi
Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891, in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. He died on December 6, 1956. Babasaheb was born into an impoverished Dalit Mahar Family in Madhya Pradesh. He fought tirelessly for the equal rights of marginalised sections of society. Later, he was revered as a 'Dalit Icon' for his contributions towards their rights
In 1990, Ambedkar was conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.
