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PM Modi visits Deekshabhoomi, pays tributes to Ambedkar

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Deekshabhoomi, the historic site where Dr. BR Ambedkar and his followers embraced Buddhism, and offers prayers to Gautam Buddha, joined by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, on Sunday, March 30, 2025.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Deekshabhoomi, the historic site where Dr. BR Ambedkar and his followers embraced Buddhism, and offers prayers to Gautam Buddha, joined by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, on Sunday, March 30, 2025.

Nagpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur, where Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar embraced Buddhism along with his followers in 1956.

Modi reached Deekshabhoomi after paying tributes to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founders at the Dr Hedgewar Smruti Mandir in the city.

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister Nitin Gadkari, both hailing from Nagpur, were present during the visit.

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