Topic: Separate electorate

On 10 October 1998, Kanshiram addressed the First World Dalit Convention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he spoke about the impossibility of caste annihilation. 'Caste is the creation of some people. And it is created with a purpose. That purpose still remains.'

Ambedkar favoured communal representation but had serious objections to a separate communal electorate being the best way to achieve it.