Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu pay tributes to Ambedkar

New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to the architect of the Constitution, B R Ambedkar, on his death anniversary.
The leaders paid floral tributes to Ambedkar, hailed for his contribution towards uplift of Dalits, at Parliament House Lawns here.

Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Thawar Chand Gehlot and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge also paid respects to Ambedkar there.
Ambedkar passed away on this day in 1956 at the age of 65.
"I bow to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas," the prime minister said on Twitter.