No, Viral Audio Does Not Feature Dr BR Ambedkar’s Voice, Clip Is From a Movie
This voice belongs to a Malayalam actor Mammootty, who portrayed Dr Ambedkar in the biopic Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
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An audio clip is going viral online to claim that it features Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s speech at the Second Round Table Conference that happened in London, United Kingdom in 1931.
How did we find out the the truth?: We performed a relevant keyword search on Google and this led us to the original video from where the audio has been picked up.
This audio originates from the 2000 biopic Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and features a Malayalam actor Mammootty's voice who portrayed Dr Ambedkar int he biopic.
At 1:37:20 timestamp, Dr Ambedkar's character starts his speech which can be heard in the viral video.
We also found the entire speech heard in the viral audio in the collection of “Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Writings and Speeches Part II” on the website of the Ministry of External Affairs.
In the fifth meeting of the Second Round Table Conference on 20 November 1930, Dr Ambedkar spoke about the need of political power for lower classes. The full speech can be found on pages 529-535.
Conclusion: An audio clip from a biopic is going viral to falsely claim that it is a recording of Dr BR Ambedkar's original speech.
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