AP Legislative Assembly Speaker Thammineni Seetharam, Ministers Merugu Nagarjuna, Jogi Ramesh and other elected representatives paid tributes to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at the 131st birth anniversary celebrations organised by the State government at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram in the city on Thursday.
They offered floral tributes to the portrait of Ambedkar at the programme. Mr. Seetharam said that Ambedkar was a world icon and was inspired by intellectuals across the globe. He said Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy followed in the footsteps of Ambedkar in implementing welfare schemes to uplift the downtrodden sections of society.
Minister for Social Welfare Mr. Nagarjuna said that despite facing discrimination Ambedkar guided the nation with revolutionary reforms. He said Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy also brought in revolutionary political and social reforms by giving priority to SCs, STs, BCs and Minorities in the Cabinet as well as in appointment to various other political posts.
