Untouchability and status hierarchy contradict the varna law

Evidence

Arrogation of a superior status by and of a varna over another is a denial of the law. And there is nothing in the law of varna to warrant a belief in untouchability. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1203

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Ambedkar’s argument that varna itself is a graded hierarchy — Gandhi’s equal-status varna contradicts the standard Brahmanical reading.