HYDERABAD: Days after the 125-foot-tall monolithic Dr. B.R.Ambedkar statue was unveiled and after Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao's initiative to honour the father of the Indian Constitution was praised by UK MPs and the Indian diaspora, BRS working president and minister K.T. Rama Rao paid his respects to the advocate of social justice and equality on Sunday by visiting the Ambedkar Museum in London.
Rama Rao, who is currently in the UK to persuade the business community to invest in Telangana state, toured the entire museum complex, including the room where Ambedkar resided. The Ambedkar museum provides insight into the circumstances that shaped his pursuit for equality, and Rama Rao's visit to the museum is part of a broader effort by the Telangana government to emphasise the values and work of Dr BR Ambedkar.
The minister presented a replica of the 125-foot Ambedkar statue in Telangana to the museum for display through the first secretary of the High Commission in India in the UK, Shreeranjani Kanagavel, as well as a portrait of Ambedkar to the Indian High Commission.
The Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organisations UK (FABO UK), represented by president Santosh Dass and joint secretary C Gautam, praised the Telangana government's efforts in installing Ambedkar statue and issued a formal congratulatory letter to the Chief Minister and congratulated Rama Rao for the Telangana government's exceptional efforts to highlight Dr. Ambedkar's contribution and efforts to create a just society in India.
"Congratulations to you on your excellent initiatives in Telangana to acknowledge the contribution of Dr B.R. Ambedkar for nation-building and uplifting of the marginalised communities. The installation of the world's tallest 125 feet statue of Dr. Ambedkar near Hussain Sagar in the heart of Hyderabad on Dr.Ambedkar's 132nd birth anniversary is a matter of great pride, not only for Telangana but for the whole of India. Naming Telangana's impressive new government Secretariat complex after Dr. Ambedkar reflects your respect for Dr. Ambedkar and the contribution he made to uplift society,” the letter stated.
Santosh Dass presented Rama Rao with an autographed copy of her book 'Ambedkar in London', which she co-authored with William Gould, professor of Indian History at the University of Leeds, and Christophe Jaffrelot, professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at the King's India Institute.
