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DEPRESSED CLASSES ARE NOT A PART OF HINDU COMMUNITY
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council, is leaving Bombay by Madras Express this afternoon i.e. on 20th September 1944, for Hyderabad. He will be accompanied by several Depressed Class leaders.
It is learnt that after stopping at Hyderabad for a day, Dr. Ambedkar will proceed to Madras where he will make a very important pronouncement on the position of the Depressed Classes under the future constitution of India.
It is believed that the pronouncement will be based on the outcome of the Gandhi-Jinnah talks.” [1]
“When Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was on his tour to South India, he visied Hyderabad Provinces of Nizam for the first time on September 20, 1944. He was warmly and whole-heartedly welcomed at Nampalli and Secunderabad. He was greeted at Begumpeth Railway Station by Mr. J. Subaiyya, the Chairman of Scheduled Castes Federation, Hyderabad Provinces, Mrs. Subaiyya, Shrimati Rajmani Devi and Mr. Madre.
The visit became memorable by the enthusiastic welcome by men and women of Scheduled Castes Federation, Hyderabad. The guard of honour given to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar by female Volunteers was so excelling that even the Viceroy never could have received such guard of honour. The whole atmosphere was filled with echoes “Ambedkar Zindabad.” He was taken in a procession from Secunderabad Railway Station to “PaachBandhu-Seva-Hall” first and then to the big pandal where the function took place. On this occasion, the Reception Committee Chief, Premkumar welcomed Dr. B. R. Ambedkar while, on behalf of Scheduled Castes Federation, Mr. J. H. Subaiyya presented an address to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar arose to speak amidst the thunderous applause. He spoke for 45 minutes in Hindi. He made all the audience spell-bound with his impressive speech and language
1 : Bombay Chronicle, 20 th September 1944.