Mayawati pays tribute to Ambedkar on his birth anniversary
Former UP Chief Minister Mayawati paid tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar on his birth anniversary in Lucknow on Friday.Nationwide celebrations will take place to mark the birth anniversary of the architect of India's Constitution.Born in 1891 in a Dalit family in Maharashtra, Ambedkar rose from a humble background to become a leading voice of the marginalised people during the freedom struggle and is credited with introducing several social reforms.Bhimrao Ambedkar was a social reformer, economist and a renowned jurist.