Amaravati, Mar 7 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will unveil a 58-foot bronze statue of Potti Sriramulu here on March 16, marking the leader’s 125th birth anniversary.
Sriramulu had undertaken an indefinite fast demanding creation of a separate Telugu state from the then Madras state.
He died on December 15, 1952 after fasting for 58 days, a sacrifice that led to the creation of Andhra state.
“On the 125th birth anniversary of Potti Sriramulu on March 16, CM Chandrababu will unveil his bronze statue,” said Minister S Savitha in an official release.
The statue to be called the ‘Statue of Sacrifice’ will be installed on a 6.8-acre land parcel in the greenfield capital city of Amaravati.
Savitha inspected the statue at Thulluru village in Amaravati today.
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