After vacating the Indu Mills compound on Thursday, Ambedkar's family is optimistic that their demand for a memorial of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar will be met and a solution will come out of a meeting with the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, today. If not, they are determined to fight till the end


Straight talk: Babasaheb Ambedkar's daughter-in-law, Meera
Tai Ambedkar at Chaityabhoomi in Dadar. PIC/Bipin Kokate

In an interview with MiD DAY, Babasaheb Ambedkar's daughter-in-law, Meera Tai Ambedkar (73), President of Buddhist Society of India, talks about the Indu Mills issue, Babasaheb's legacy and much more.

Earlier, you were adamant that unless your demand is met, you will not vacate the premises of the Indu Mills. A meeting is now scheduled with the Prime Minister in New Delhi where the Indu Mills issue will be discussed. Do you think a solution will come out of it?
We don't want violence so abiding by the High Court order, we have vacated the premises of the Mills. This is temporary. There are two busts of Ambedkar and Mahatma Buddha in the premises, which will remain there.
The state government has assured us that we will be given the entire 12.5-acre for Babasaheb's memorial. In a meeting between my son, Anandraj Ambedkar of the Republican Sena and Home Minister R R Patil on Thursday, we were told that, if need be, the state government will even buy the piece of land from the centre for the memorial. We are confident that the government at both the levels will value our sentiments and some positive result will come out of it.