BR Ambedkar’s legacy honoured at UN HQ special event

The legacy of BR Ambedkar and his ardent advocacy for cultivating constitutional morality was honoured at a special event hosted by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN to commemorate his 135th birth anniversary.

In his welcome remarks at the event held on Tuesday, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, emphasized that Ambedkar’s call for cultivating constitutional morality is especially relevant in these troubled times, characterised by political fragmentation and constant conflicts.

It will help strengthen multilateralism, bring about effective reforms in the UN, revitalise its principal organs and make the UN fit for purpose, Parvathaneni said.

The theme of the event at the UN headquarters here was ‘Dr B R Ambedkar’s Vision of Constitutional Morality and its Relevance for Multilateralism’.