Will not attend RSS event because of health issues: CJI Gavai’s mother
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Mumbai: Chief Justice of India BR Gavai’s mother made it clear that she would not attend the RSS centenary event in Amravati on October 5 due to her advanced age and health issues.
The 84-year-old Kamaltai Gavai, who is a political activist, responded after a letter claimed that she would not show up at the event being ‘staunch Ambedkarite’, The Indian Express reported.
Calling the author of the letter a ‘well-wisher’, she reportedly expressed concern at criticising her and her husband Dadasaheb Gavai, who was a veteran Ambedkarite, after the purported letter came out.
Meanwhile, CJI’s brother Dr Rajendra Gavai told media that Kamaltai Gavai had ‘received and accepted’ the invitation, adding that she would attend the event.
Kamaltai Gavai said that her husband Dadasaheb Gavai devoted his whole life to Ambedkarite thought, who went to platforms including those of the Sangh to present ideals of ‘equality, liberty, fraternity, justice and a scientific outlook’.
‘He firmly believed that even those who disagreed should hear Ambedkarite ideas,’ Kamaltai said.
She made it clear that if she were to attend the RSS event she would only present the Ambedkarite thought.
‘No matter where we go, our values demand that we uphold Ambedkarite ideology until our last breath,’ she was quoted as stating.
Reiterating her commitment to the Ambedkarite movement and Vipassana, she said the ‘attempt to tarnish my life’s work because of one event is painful. My health requires me to pause now. It is time for rest’.
A leader of the Republican Party of India, Dr Rajendra Gavai told reporters on Monday that his mother Kamaltai Gavai received and accepted an invitation from Sangh to attend a programme in Amravati.
‘It is important to note that earlier, even at the Sangh’s Vijayadashmi events in Nagpur, leaders like B D Khobragade, barrister and former deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha, and Dadasaheb Gavai were present. Hence, even our mother accepted the invite. The Gavai family has always maintained relationships that go beyond political boundaries, relationships that are above party lines,’ Dr Rajendra Gavai added.