On April 10, a statue of BR Ambedkar was installed by government agencies in Dungraiya village, Uttar Pradesh to replace one that had been vandalised a few days ago. In what has been called an act of ‘playing politics of colour’, the statue showed him wearing saffron clothes. A colour that represents Right-wing Hinduism for many, and one that Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, has a penchant for.
The clothes on the statue were quickly painted blue by the opposition Bahujan Samaj Party. In most statues across India, the architect of the Indian constitution is shown wearing a blue suit. For Dalits, blue represents equality and emancipation from the shackles of caste-based discrimination, which Ambedkar paved the way for.
