Lucknow, Aug. 29 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has appointed her nephew, Akash Anand, as the party's national convenor, four months after reinducting him into the organisation.

Expressing gratitude to former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday for giving him the post, Akasha Anand said that he will take forward the movement which was started by BR Ambedkar.

"I express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to respected sister (Mayawait) for appointing me as the National Coordinator of the Bahujan Samaj Party. At the same time, I will work with full dedication and hard work to advance the movement of the most revered Baba Saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram forward, in accordance with the guidance and directio...