Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu, Vice‑President C. P. Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and other leaders offered floral tributes at Parliament’s Prerna Sthal.
- The Dr Ambedkar Foundation held a ceremony on the Parliament House campus with Buddhist chants by 25 monks before opening the site for public offerings and visitor assistance.
- Thousands gathered at Mumbai’s Chaityabhoomi, where civic authorities set up sheds, mobile toilets, water and medical stalls, and police deployed thousands for crowd management.
- Leaders across parties posted messages invoking equality, justice and constitutional values, while figures like M. K. Stalin used the occasion to criticise the Centre’s stance on Ambedkar’s legacy.
- Coverage highlighted Ambedkar’s role as architect of the Constitution and noted inconsistent references to the day as the 69th or 70th observance, reflecting varied anniversary counts.