Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates Potti Sriramulu statue in Amaravati
The Hindu
Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates a monumental 58-foot bronze statue of Potti Sriramulu in Amaravati, celebrating his legacy and sacrifice.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday (March 16) unveiled a 58-foot bronze statue of Amarjeevi Potti Sriramulu at Shakhamuru in Amaravati, marking the 125th birth anniversary of the freedom fighter who sacrificed his life for the formation of a separate Andhra State.
The statue, named “Amarajeevi – Statue of Sacrifice,” has been installed in a 6.80-acre park at Shakhamuru. The height of the statue symbolically represents Sriramulu’s historic 58-day fast unto death that eventually led to the creation of Andhra State in 1953.
Union Minister of State for Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Minister for IT and Education Nara Lokesh, and president of the Bharatiya Janata Party Andhra Pradesh unit P. V. N. Madhav, along with several Ministers and public representatives, participated in the unveiling ceremony and paid floral tributes to Amarjeevi.
AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH:Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu unveiled the 58-foot statue of Potti Sriramulu at Shakhamuru Park in Amaravati. Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Minister Nara Lokesh, Ministers T. G. Bharat, P. Narayana and Savitha, Union Minister Pemmasani Chandrasekhar, P. V. N. Madhav, BJP State president, along with MLAs and other leaders participated in the programme. | Photo Credit: statue of Potti Sriramulu
Officials said the statue is the first major monumental sculpture to be established in Amaravati. The structure was built using about 26 tonnes of bronze and 42 tonnes of iron framework, and the first phase of the project was completed in a record six-month period.
The project will be expanded in the second phase with the construction of a museum, an auditorium, and skill development centres around the statue complex, aimed at promoting public awareness about the life and sacrifices of Amarjeevi Potti Sriramulu.
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