On December 21, during a protest in Darussalam, Hyderabad, Indian flags were waved, and people held up photos of Ambedkar and the Constitution. A journalist covering the rally told me: “The Constitution is the only straw which people can clutch at now. I think the affinity towards the Constitution, which guarantees them their rights, is what is drawing them [Muslims and others] to Ambedkar. And that is why we see more photos of him in rallies.”