LUCKNOW: When the birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, champion of India's lower castes, was celebrated this week, politicians across the country tripped over each other to garland his numerous busts.
The reason for the outpouring of tributes ahead of national elections would not have been lost on the brilliant lawyer who strove to demolish the ancient caste system – the low-caste masses have emerged as India's potential kingmakers.
