Overview
- India’s Ambassador to UNESCO, Vishal V. Sharma, led the unveiling in the presence of UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany.
- Ambassadors and diplomats from more than 50 countries attended alongside UNESCO officials and members of the Indian community in France.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the move as a fitting tribute, with his message read at the ceremony and a video from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis played.
- A plaque identifies B. R. Ambedkar as the architect of the Indian Constitution and notes 70 years of the Constitution from 1950 to 2025.
- Officials highlighted related Maharashtra initiatives that honor Ambedkar, including the London house museum, a statue at Koyasan University in Japan, and expedited work on the Indu Mill memorial in Mumbai.