Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the gathering in New Delhi
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a dalit conference in New Delhi. He was speaking on the 152nd birth anniversary of Dalit icon Ayyankali, who hailed from Kerala.
Here are the highlights from his speech:
- My greetings to people of Kerala on the occasion of Onam.
- It is the misfortune of India that for reasons unknown, those who lived for the society are forgotten.
- If we look at India's freedom struggle, we'll see that events of the 19th century had a major impact.
- Several social movements born in the 19th century -- narrates the example of Ayyankali's protest in 1913.
- Dr. Ambedkar fought for the rights of the Dalit Community. He fought injustice but never gave the message of hate.
- PM recalls the contribution of Mahatma Ayyankali and Narayana Guru towards education in Kerala.