Avinash Mahatekar Explained

Avinash Mahatekar
Birth Name:	Avinash Mahatekar
Birth Date:	1948
Residence:	Nehru Nagar, Kurla (East), Mumbai
Office:	Minister of State for Social Justice and Special Assistance
Term Start:	June 2019
Term End:	November 2019
Party:	Republican Party of India (A)
Spouse:	Vrushali

Avinash Sharad Mahatekar (born 1948) is an Indian politician and member of the Republican Party of India (A). He is spokesperson of Republican Party of India (A). He was sworn as Minister of State for Social Justice and Special Assistance in Devendra Fadnavis cabinet in June 2019. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He was an activist in the Dalit Panther movement.^[4] He is an influential speaker in the Ambedkarite movement.^[5] He belongs to an Ambedkarite Buddhist family.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/devendra-fadnavis-maharashtra-cabinet-expand-shiv-sena-deputy-cm-1549691-2019-06-15 Devendra Fadnavis to expand cabinet, Shiv Sena turns down deputy CM post fearing infighting
2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/three-months-before-polls-cm-devendra-fadnavis-brings-in-new-faces/articleshow/69818246.cms Three months before polls, CM Devendra Fadnavis brings in new faces
3. http://myneta.info/mh2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=156 My Neta
4. Web site: अविनाश महातेकर.
5. Web site: अविनाश महातेकर.
6. Web site: रिपाइचा फलटण मतदारसंघावर दावा : अविनाश महातेकर.
7. Web site: समाजकल्याण राज्यमंत्री अविनाश महातेकर यांची दीक्षाभूमीला भेट. 19 July 2019.