Mysuru, April 14 -- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's 134th Jayanti was celebrated by garlanding the statue of Dr. Ambedkar near the Town Hall here this morning, under the joint aegis of the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Social Welfare Department.

MLCs C.N. Manjegowda & Dr. D. Thimmaiah, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, Additional DC Dr. P. Shivaraju, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar and others were present on the occasion.

As part of the celebrations, a grand procession accompanied by a tableau of Dr. Ambedkar's statue and messages, along with folk troupes, passed through Chamaraja Circle, K.R. Circle, Devaraja Urs Road, Vinoba Road and reached Kalamandira where a stage programme was ...