She had accepted the concept of Dalit-Muslim unity and decided to join the National Minorities Party, its president Akhtar H Rizvi, a Rajya Sabha MP, said.

She was unable to attend the press meet due to illness, Rizvi explained. the 85-year-old matriarch of the Ambedkar household was not available for comments. LE>

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First Published: Jul 03 1999 | 12:00 AM IST

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