Tamil Nadu political leaders across party lines condemned Union home minister Amit Shah's remark that invoking Dr B R Ambedkar's name had become "fashionable."

Congress president Kharge demands Amit Shah's resignation for disrespecting Ambedkar, warns of protests if not removed from Cabinet.

The row over Home Minister Amit Shah’s reference to Dr B.R. Ambedkar during a speech in the Rajya Sabha escalated as Opposition parties demanded his resignation, alleging that he had humiliated Ambedkar. In response, Shah accused the Congress of distorting facts and lying.

Opposition parties have demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, calling his remarks about BR Ambedkar an insult to the architect of the Constitution.

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge demanded Shah's resignation and an apology. "If Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi respects Dr Ambedkar, [Shah] should be sacked by midnight," Kharge said, adding people are ready to protest and sacrifice for Dr Ambedkar.

Babasaheb Ambedkar's grandson Prakash Ambedkar alleged on Wednesday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on the father of the Constitution reflected the BJP's "same old mentality".

Countering the Opposition's charge accusing Home Minister Amit Shah of disrespecting Dr B R Ambedkar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (18 December) said the people have seen how the Congress has tried "every possible trick" to obliterate Ambedkar's legacy and humiliate Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Wednesday launched an all-out attack against the BJP over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's controversial remarks about Babasaheb Ambedkar, over which the Narendra Modi