Thousands of followers of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar gathered at his memorial in Mumbai's Dadar on Saturday to pay tributes to the social reformer on his death anniversary, observed as 'Mahaparinirvan Din'.

As reported by news agency PTI, Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray were also present at Chaityabhoomi in Shivaji Park to pay tribute to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.