Anandraj Yashwant Ambedkar (born 2 June 1960) is an Indian social activist, engineer and politician from Maharashtra. He is head of the Republican Sena ('Republican Army').[4][5] He is the grandson of B. R. Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution. His supporters occupied the Indu Mill land at Dadar in 2011 to highlight the long-pending demand for the Statue of Equality memorial of B. R. Ambedkar.[6][7] Anandraj Ambedkar also works in the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, headed by his elder brother Prakash Ambedkar.[8][9][10]
Anandraj Ambedkar | |
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| President of the Republican Sena | |
| Assumed office 21 November 1998 | |
| Chairman of the People's Education Society[1] | |
| Assumed office 24 June 2013 | |
| Chairman of the Bauddhajan Panchayat Samiti[2][3] | |
| Assumed office 11 April 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1960 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | Manisha Ambedkar |
| Children | Sahil Ambedkar, Aman Ambedkar |
| Parent | Yashwant Ambedkar |
| Relatives | Ambedkar family |
| Residence(s) | • 129, Rajgruha, Hindu colony, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Profession | Engineer, Politician, and Social worker |
As an official candidate of the Republican Sena, supported by Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi, Anandraj Ambedkar contested and lost in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Amravati Lok Sabha constituency.[11]
Life
editThe Ambedkar family are followers of Navayana Buddhism.[12] He has two brothers Prakash Ambedkar and Bhimrao Ambedkar, and a sister Ramabai who is married to Anand Teltumbde.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Ambedkar's Grandson Appointed Trust Chairman". 25 June 2013.
- ^ "बौद्धजन पंचायत समितीची वार्षिक सभा". 7 February 2022.
- ^ "बौद्धजन पंचायत समितीच्या सभापतीपदी पुन्हा आनंदराज आंबेडकर". 11 April 2022.
- ^ "राजकीय आरक्षण काढून टाकावे – आनंदराज आंबेडकर". 12 April 2018.
- ^ [1] thesundaystandard/article328665.ece
- ^ टिल्लू, रोहन (15 October 2019). "बाबासाहेब आंबेडकरांचं इंदू मिलमधलं स्मारक 2020 पर्यंत पूर्ण होणार का?". BBC News मराठी.
- ^ कोण्णुर, मयूरेश (6 October 2019). "महाराष्ट्र चुनाव: शिवाजी, आंबेडकर, बाल ठाकरे के स्मारकों पर राजनीति". BBC News हिंदी.
- ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019 : भाजपने चुकीची धोरणे राबविली : आनंदराज आंबेडकर". Lokmat. 15 October 2019.
- ^ "आमच्यासोबत यायचे की नाही हे काँग्रेसने ठरवायचे : आनंदराज आंबेडकर | eSakal". www.esakal.com. 25 February 2019.
- ^ "शरद पवार यांनी आंबेडकरी चळवळीची पिढी बरबाद केली: आनंदराज आंबेडकर". Maharashtra Times. 4 April 2019.
- ^ https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/CandidateCustomFilter?_token=XB29hMxLEA1RyntWRhTmnGpF8UitbvLDcaANLQjV&electionType=24-PC-GENERAL-1-46&election=24-PC-GENERAL-1-46&states=S13&constId=7&page=7 [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vemula's mom, brother embrace Buddhism on Ambedkar Jayanti - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Masih, Niha (21 February 2019). "He is a prominent anti-Modi intellectual. The Indian government wants him behind bars". The Washington Post.
Teltumbde has been swept up in a government crackdown on lawyers and activists. The activists targeted in the investigation are advocates for India's most disadvantaged communities, including indigenous tribal people and Dalits, once called 'untouchables.' They also are vocal critics of the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.