Chennai, Dec. 6 -- As the nation pays tribute to Babasahed Bhimrao Ambedkar on his death anniversary, the opposition parties have used the occasion to target the centre.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday took a subtle dig at his opponents in his post offering homage to Ambedkar saying that the group that sough to supress him now pretends to praise him.

"Ambedkar Remembrance Day, the revolutionary who challenged the oppressions. It is Dr. Ambedkar who rose above, shattering everything with the weapon of education, from within a system that suppressed and oppressed him in every way. The same dominant group that sought to suppress him back then now pretends to praise him, that is his true victory. His life itself is a lesson....