Annexure letter to kerala cm - ambedkarism

1. R.B.SREEKUMAR IPS (Retd)
Former DGP, Gujarat.
“Sreelakshmideepam”
Plot No 193,Sector 8,
Gandhingar-382007.
Gujarat.
rbsreekumar71@yahoo.com.
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Letter No.RBS/CM/Kerala/12/2017
Dated the 12th
September, 2017.
To,
Shri Pinarayi Vijayan,
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala,
Room No. 141, 3rd
floor, North Block,
Government Secretariat,
Thiruvananthapuram-695 001.
Sub :- Actualization of the vision of Dr. Bhimrao
Ramji Ambedkar and implementation of
Ambedkarism.
Respected Chief Minister Sir,
All major political parties of India have been
appreciatingly acknowledging the unique and laudable position
of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar among makers of modern India. The
multi-faceted contribution of Ambedkar towards (1)
emancipation, empowerment and enlightenment of India’s
historically enslaved and depressed people, and (2) conception,
configuration and creation of the Constitution of India, will be

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an evergreen spring of inspiration to all patriotic Indians of the
present times and future. Media have, often, reported about
your dedication for designing and implementing programmes
and projects for providing empowerment and value-addition in
the standard and quality of lives of under-privileged have-nots.
For achieving this objective, government of Kerala have to
envisage specific schemes to comprehend and actualize salient
features of Ambedkarism delineated in his writings and
speeches, like (1) Annihilation of Caste, (2) Buddha and his
dharma, (3) Rise and fall of Hindu Women, (4) Ranade,
Gandhi and Jinnah, (5) States and minorities, (6) Who were the
Shudras, (7) Riddles of Hinduism, (8) Untouchables, (9) What
Congress and Gandhi have done to the untouchables, (10) The
Revolution and Counter Revolutions in India, (11) Buddha and
Karl Marx and (12) Speeches in the Constituent Assembly.
2. A few proposals are listed below for your government’s
consideration and necessary action towards purposeful
Ambedkarism implementation:-

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(A) Ambedkarism in the educational syllabi :
Quintessential ideals of Ambedkarism should be
incorporated in the curriculum of all schools at Middle and
High School levels in Kerala. Earlier, reportedly, the State
governments of Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, have included
concepts from the Hindu scripture – Bhagvad Gita, in schools’
syllabi though this Hindu scripture divinises caste system
(Varna Vyavastha). So, it will be quite relevant to make
students aware of Ambedkar’s ideas on Indian conditions and
his futuristic vision.
(B) “The Annihilation of Caste” as a Text Book :
Normally, for students learning for Secondary School
Leaving Certificate (SSLC), a Secondary text book is
prescribed for their language papers, i.e.; English, regional
languages or Hindi. The autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi,
books by Rabindranath Tagore, Prem Chand (Hindi),
Umashankar Joshi (Gujarati), Thakazhi Shivashankara Pillai
(Malayalam), Tiruvalluvar (Tamil), Ananda Murthy (Kannada),
Sharat Chandra Chatterjee (Bengali), Kalidas (Sanskrit) etc. are
illustrative cases. Instead of mere Ambedkar Jayanti

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celebrations, his epoch-making and incisive book “Annihilation
of Caste” (1936), re-published by Navayana Publications, New
Delhi in 2014, be introduced as an additional text book for all
SSLC students in Kerala.
(C) Graduate and Post-Graduate courses on Ambedkarism in
Universities :
In Kerala State Universities, BA and MA courses on
Ambedkarism should be introduced. Course materials should
also include theoretical concepts and practical skill training in
social welfare, gender justice, awareness creation on social
legislations on dowry, child labour, civil rights, drug addiction
etc., empowerment of the marginalized, qualitative up-
gradation in delivery of socio-economic welfare schemes for
the targeted people etc. This would make the students, who
hold degrees on Ambedkarism, objectively skillful for
employment in implementation of government’s welfare
programmes. In the subject of Ambedkarism, the following
papers can be designed for BA/MA courses :-
(1) Life, basic work and evolution of Ambedkar,

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(2) Ambedkar’s views on origin and evil of Caste system
in India,
(3) Ambedkar’s jurisprudence,
(4) Ambedkar’s ideas on welfare economics,
(5) Ambedkar’s contribution in the making of the
Constitution and other legislations.
(6) Relevance of Ambedkar’s ideas for Social upliftment
and enlightenment,
(7) Ambedkar’s ideas on Science, Technology,
Development and Distributive justice.
(8) Ambedkar’s political ideology,
(9) Ambedkar’s vision of India’s future,
(10) Interface of Ambedkar with his contemporaries in
public life,
(11) Ambedkar’s views on Buddhism and Marxism,
(12) Critical study of Ambedkar’s book, ‘The Riddles of
Hinduism’.
(13) Relevance and applicability of Ambedkarism in
today’s India.

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Madurai Kamraj University in Tamilnadu is conducting
Graduate and Post-Graduate courses on Gandhian Thought,
since last 10 years.
(D) Total effacement of manual scavenging in India :
A famous social health care analyst, Anurudh Lalit Jain,
in his article in Hindu Daily on 14-4-2013 captioned “Let’s
help realize the vision of Ambedkar for Dalits” – ‘Action, not
just offering flowers, will be the real tribute’,wrote :-
“A depressing fact as revealed in the 2011 census data on
households is that an estimated 8 lakh people are
traditionally engaged in manual removal of night soil – a
great embarrassment to the State governments that are
still in denial mode”. Dr. Ambedkar is considered the
Messiah for his efforts to bring equal opportunity and
social justice to the marginalized communities. A real
tribute to the great leader would be to continue with his
efforts of empowering the Scheduled Caste and helping
them overcome the vicious hurdle of caste and cultural
barrier, rather than merely offering flowers to his statue
on his birth and death anniversaries”.

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The Kerala government should launch a special drive to
stamp out this sadistic, barbarous, mentally and physically
hazardous vocation or debilitating profession imposed on dalits
for their economic subsistence, sanctified by the quagmire of
Hindu caste system. Cleaning of human waste from
underground pits is still done by Dalits, without equipped by
modern safety kits, in Kerala. There are many instances of
death of those engaged in this work, by inhalation of toxic
gases. An award-winning film, “Manhole” by Ms. Vinu
Vincent, depicts the appalling conditions of manual scavengers.
A well-planned socio-economic rehabilitation and re-settlement
programme for those cursed to do the perilous job of manual
scavenging, be introduced, by imparting them alternative skills
to take up any other productive and healthy employment, with
sufficient financial package.
The Kerala State Special Branch (Intelligence Wing of
State Police), having State-wise competent and ingenious
information gathering material and human resources, should be
tasked to conduct State-wide secret survey about prevalence of
manual scavenging and provide adequate relevant inputs for

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launching a long term, durable and permanent rehabilitation
programme through alternative employment opportunities.
(E) Creation of cadre of priests from all castes among
Hindus, in government administered temples :
Altitude of a caste in hierarchy of Hindu Caste order is,
generally, proportionate to the physical contiguity of those
belonging to that caste to the worshiping idols (Murti) in
temples. Persons, who are religiously entitled and scripturally
eligible to conduct devotional and sacramental rites and
theological ceremonies in the sanctum sanctorum (Garbha
Gruha), i.e.; Agnihotri, Tantri, Vajpayee, Namboothiri etc. are
installed in the highest pedestal of Hindu caste pecking order.
Those engaged in the miscellaneous and auxiliary temple duties
like preparing items for worship (Pooja) and deity’s ceremonial
food (prasadam) do occupy the next grade to the priest. The
security providers stand next in the line. Unfortunately, in
temples administered by Kerala government, this illegal,
unethical, unjust and anachronistic system violating basic
foundational ideals of the Constitution, viz.; concepts of
equality, fraternity and reservation in government services are

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prevalent throughout Kerala. (A separate proposal for creation
of Kerala Temple Service (KTS) for making all Hindus eligible
for appointment as priests, tantris and auxiliary temple servants
is being submitted).
3. I humbly submit that acceptance and execution, by
Kerala government, of my proposals in this representation,
would be a great leap forward towards realization of
Ambedkar’s vision about future of India, echoed in his
concluding speech in the Constituent Assembly, after adoption
of the Constitution on 25th
November, 1949 – “Political
Democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it, social
democracy, i.e.; a way of life, which recognizes liberty, equality
and fraternity as principles of life. They form a union or trinity.
Without equality, liberty would produce supremacy of the few
over the many. Equality without liberty would kill individual
initiative. Without fraternity, liberty and equality could not
become a natural course of things……..We have a society
based on the principle of graded inequality, means elevation of
some and degradation of others. We are entering into a life of
contradictions. We have political equality; but in social and

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economic life, we will have inequality. In politics, we follow
one man, one vote and one vote one value. In society and
economics, we deny principle of one man, one value……
Those who suffer from inequality, will blow up the structure of
democracy……Fraternity envisages a common brotherhood of
all Indians – being one people – giving unity and solidarity to
social life. The castes are anti-national, they bring about
separation in life, generate jealousy and antipathy between caste
and caste. Without fraternity, equality and liberty, will be no
deeper than coats of paint……Many in India are beasts of
burden, but also beasts of prey. The down-trodden classes are
tired of being governed. People are tired of government by the
people. They are prepared to have government for the people
and are indifferent whether it is government of the people and
by the people. If we wish to preserve the Constitution in which
we have sought to enshrine the principles of government of the
people, for the people and by the people, let us resolve not to be
tardy in the recognition of evils that lie across our path and
which induce people to prefer government for the people, to
government by the people, nor to be weak in our initiative to

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remove them. That is the only way to serve the country, I know
of no better”.
4. Actualization of my proposals, would also largely
facilitate and empower the under-priviledged people of Kerala
to comprehend the central message of Ambedkarism,
exemplified through his ideals, precepts, practices and way of
life. An invigorated awareness about the life and the numerous
services of Ambedkar to our motherland would inspire and
motivate people to initiate purposeful action towards redressal
of their socio-economic grievances, besides securing
qualitatively better service and justice delivery from the
functionaries of the Kerala State. Through absorption and
concretization of Ambedkarism, in Indian public life, the
country’s elite, can liberate themselves from their self-chosen
retrogressive status-quoism, as envisaged in the Vedic prayer -
“Oh Lord! We have fallen in a dark cave. In this severe
darkness, many demons are harassing us. We pray to
you to destroy this darkness and bless us with donation of
brightness, so that we can be liberated from these
enemies”. (Rigveda, Mandala-1, Sukta-86, Sloka-10)

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5. I respectfully request you to kindly favour me with a
reply about receipt of my representation and the follow-up
action by your government at your earliest convenience.
Yours faithfully,
(R. B. Sreekumar)
Copy with compliments for information and necessary action
to:-
Shri Ramesh Chennithala,
Leader of Opposition,
Government of Kerala,
Thiruvananthapuram-695 001.