[ZESTCaste] Obama should visit Ambedkar's Deeksha Bhoomi

 

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Obama should visit Ambedkar's Deeksha Bhoomi

Category » Your Voice Posted On Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Warm Greetings from the Balijan Cultural Movement, a cultural rights
organization of the Dalit-Bahujans that networks with Christian
Buddhist, Sikh, Muslim and other minority organizations.
As it is well known that President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle
Obama are going to visit India in early November. It is also well
known that he will be the first black President to come to India with
his full official delegation in order to strengthen the Indo-US
relations.
It is customary that all official foreign dignitaries pay homage to
Mahatma Gandhi, the father of Indian nation and we as Balijan Cultural
Movement would like to request UPA leaders to take the initiative to
include a visit of President Obama to Dr BR Ambedkar's Deeksha Bhoomi
at Nagpur for two major reasons. Ambedkar represents a major
historical civil rights movement for abolition of untouchability and
caste like the one led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.for black
liberation in America.
Since you as a young leader of the nation taking interest in Dalit and
Tribal liberation, Obama's homage to Ambedkar will have major soothing
effect on all the oppressed communities of the nation. The second
reason is that Ambedkar being a Buddhist and social reformer all the
minorities own his heritage. Such a step will also have a major impact
on Muslim minorities too because they also treat Ambedkar as a
minority leader.
Via e-mail

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