BR Ambedkar saffronised on death anniversary by Tamil pro-Hindu group

The poster has been put up by Hindu Makkal Katchi, a pro-Hindu group from Tamil Nadu.

BR Ambedkar was a saffron lover, a spokesperson of the pro-Hindu group said

By Pramod Madhav: Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader and Member of Parliament, Tholkappiyan Thirumavalavan, tweeted a poster of Dr BR Ambedkar in a saffron shirt with sacred ash on his forehead, terming the poster a way to demean Ambedkar.

The poster has been put up by Hindu Makkal Katchi, a pro-Hindu group from Tamil Nadu.

Condemning the poster, Thirumavalavan said that it saffronised Ambedkar who refused to pray to Vishnu or Brahma.

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“Such religious fanatics who portrayed Ambedkar with a saffron shirt and holy ash on his forehead should be arrested immediately,” Thirumavalavan wrote.

Speaking to India Today TV, Arjun Sampath, a leader of the Hindu Makkal Katchi, said that BR Ambedkar was saffronised to create awareness.

“Thirumavalavan has his own views, but Ambedkar was a saffron lover as he embraced Buddhism, of which saffron is the symbol. He tried to establish Thiruvalluvar and Vallalar as non-Hindus. We saffronised Ambedkar to create awareness against Thirumavalavan trying to Periyarise Ambedkar,” Sampath said.

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