Ramdas Athawale says ‘Narendra Modi is an Ambedkarite, won’t change Constitution’  

Ramdas Athawale.

Republican Party of India (A) leader and Union minister Ramdas Athawale, on Tuesday, said his party has “differences” with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on the issue of Hindutva but not with the “Ambedkarite” prime minister, Narendra Modi. He also slammed the opposition for accusing that the Modi government will alter the Constitution.

Athawale asserted that the BJP and other parties are not “anti-dalit”, but efforts should be made to punish those who do injustice in the community.

Athawale, while an interaction with BBC News Marathi, said, “The BJP supports the ideology of Babasaheb (BR Ambedkar). The RSS too supports the ideology of Babasaheb. But we do have differences with the RSS on the issue of Hindutva.”

 “But there are absolutely no differences with Narendra Modi who is an Ambedkarite. He (Modi) says he would not have become prime minister had Babasaheb's Constitution not been there,” Athawale added.

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