Ambedkar rebuts the Congress claim that social reform and political reform are disconnected

Evidence

I have stated the case for political reform as put by Mr Bonnerjee. There were many who were happy that the victory went to the Congress. But those who believe in the importance of social reform may ask, is an argument such as that of Mr Bonnerjee final? Does it prove that the victory went to those who were in the right? Does it prove conclusively that social reform has no bearing on political reform? It will help us to understand the matter if I state the other side of the case. I will draw upon the treatment of the Untouchables for my facts. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 820

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Indian reformers split over whether social or political reform should come first — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 815; Congress leaders dismissed any connection between social and political reform; Political reform cannot safely precede society-wide reconstruction — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 837 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Indian reformers split over whether social or political reform should come first — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 815; Congress leaders dismissed any connection between social and political reform; Political reform cannot safely precede society-wide reconstruction — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 837 (+1 more)