NEW DELHI, Apr 14: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao unveiled on a grand scale a 125-ft tall statue of BR Ambedkar in Hyderabad on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the architect of the Constitution on Friday.
Flower petals were showered on the statute from a helicopter paying rich tributes to Ambedkar. The statue was built using 360 tonnes of stainless steel and 114 tonnes of bronze, at a cost of ₹ 146.50 crore.
Mr Rao had earlier said the India’s tallest statue of Ambedkar, which is next to the State Secretariat and located beside the Telangana Martyrs memorial, will inspire people every day and motivate the entire State administration.
(Manas Dasgupta)