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AICC secy’s Ambedkar remarks draw RPI ire Express News Service Posted online: Sunday , Apr 04, 2010 at 0202 hrs Mumbai : RPI has sought the sacking of AICC secretary in charge of Congress affairs in Maharashtra, Mohan Prakash, for allegedly disparaging Babasaheb Ambedkar. On Friday, he reportedly said Ambedkar was included in the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly because of Gandhiji and Jawaharlal Nehru. “It is an insult to Ambedkar, who possessed extraordinary abilities...,” former MP and RPI leader Ramdas Athawale said. “We are planning a Maharashtra bandh in protest. Babasaheb was not at the mercy of any Congress leader...” Mohan Prakash, when contacted, said, “There is no question of insulting... I had said the belief that Congress and Ambedkar were at loggerheads, was unfounded. I said Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from East Bengal in 1946, but after Partition, it became part of Pakistan and ceased to be a member. The Congress asked one of its members to vacate his seat to accommodate him.” ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [email protected], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to [email protected] TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [email protected] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
