Ambedkar declared caste inequality must be rooted out, not merely untouchability

Evidence

Even this will not be enough. The inequality inherent in the four-castes system must be rooted out … Our work has been begun to bring about a real social revolution. Let no one deceive himself by supposing that it is a diversion to quieten minds entranced with sweet words. The work is sustained by strong feeling, which is the power that drives the movement. No one can now arrest it. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 331

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• XREF: Echoes the reader’s stated goal: caste annihilation was conceived as targeting the four-caste system itself, not just the lowest rung.