Who amongst the following organized the All India Scheduled Castes

Who amongst the following organized the All India Scheduled Castes Federation?

Jyotiba Phule
Periyar
B. R. Ambedkar
M. K. Karunanidhi
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2019
The correct answer is C) B. R. Ambedkar.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was a towering figure in the movement for the rights of Dalits (Scheduled Castes). He founded the All India Scheduled Castes Federation (AISCF) in 1942 as a political party to represent the interests and rights of the Scheduled Castes. This party was a successor to his earlier Independent Labour Party.
Jyotiba Phule was a pioneering social reformer from Maharashtra in the 19th century who worked for the upliftment of lower castes and women. Periyar E.V. Ramasamy was a prominent leader of the anti-caste Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu. M. K. Karunanidhi was a long-serving Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and a leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a party stemming from the Dravidian movement. While all these figures worked for social justice, the All India Scheduled Castes Federation was founded by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
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