On 24th April, a video from Amravati, Maharashtra, went viral on social media, where a group of Ambedkarite activists (Bhim Tola) were seen beating up an influencer identified as Dev. His mistake was that he had questioned the claims of 32 degrees earned by Dr BR Ambedkar in one of his videos, which has now been deleted. The assault video had a background song, making it hard to understand what the activists were saying and what Dev said in reply. However, he was seen folding his hands and apologising. By the end of the video, police was seen standing while Ambedkarites continue to intimidate Dev.
Later, on 25th April, Dev published a video apologising to the followers of Ambedkar if he had hurt their sentiments. In the video, he was seen standing with folded hands in front of photographs of Ambedkar.
According to a PIB press release from 2024, Dr BR Ambedkar had five degrees and two honorary degrees, making the total seven. There is no official source that can support the claim of 32 degrees. According to the press release, he had earned graduation from Elphinstone College, Bombay, MA from Columbia University, PhD from Columbia University, MSc from London University, DSc from London School of Economics, LLD from Columbia University, honorary degree, and Doctorate from Osmania University, honorary degree.
