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Dalit vote bank, how the Dalit icon has become a big poll plank in poll-bound state
Speaking at a public rally at Siwan in poll-bound Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav for "insulting" BR Ambedkar.
"Ambedkar was against dynasty rule. But they (RJD and its allies) do not like it, so they have his portrait placed at their feet. On my way, I saw posters demanding an apology for this insult to Babasaheb.
"But there has been no apology. This is because they hold Dalits in contempt. In contrast, Modi has Babasaheb in his heart and would like to keep his portrait close to his chest," th...