Hyderabad, May 23 -- Contrary to popular perception, Dr BR Ambedkar had a close identity of views with Sangh Parivar ideology. There is a lot of material that holds a mirror to this side of Ambedkar. His book "Pakistan or Partition of India," published in 1946, gives this away. Ambedkar questions the loyalty of Muslims to what he calls a Hindu majority nation state, stopping short of declaring open support to the Sangh Parivar goal of Hindu Rashtra.

Ambedkar claims that the primary loyalty of Muslims lies with the global Muslim Ummah, rather than with the Hindu-majority nation state. He claims it creates a conflict of interest for Muslims in a Hindu-majority democracy.

Ambedkar holds that Muslim invasions, forced conversions and what he...