Ambedkar saw separate electorates as giving Untouchables a reverse final say over the majority

Evidence

The caste Hindus wanted to have the final say in the lives of Untouchables even in the new paradigms of electoral democracy and representation. However, given that they were a persecuted minority, the Untouchables—represented by Ambedkar—wanted to reverse this historical logic and have a final say in the lives of caste Hindus, the majority community. For the Hindus, led by Gandhi, this radical idea was anathema. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1318

Categorization

• SEED: Article angle: how demands that read as simple representation were actually bids to invert the direction of social control — a lens for today’s minority-representation fights.