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AP Govt. to install a 58-foot statue of Potti Sriramulu

Vijayawada, Mar 16 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced that a 58-foot statue of Potti Sriramulu will be installed in capital city Amaravati, in honor of his 58-day-long hunger strike for the creation of Andhra State. The statue will be completed before his next birth anniversary, along with a memorial in Amaravati.

The Chief Minister participated in Potti Sriramulu’s birth anniversary celebrations at Undavalli, where he paid floral tributes to the leader’s statue. Potti Sriramulu’s supreme sacrifice led to the formation of linguistic states.

Additionally, the Chief Minister stated that Potti Sriramulu’s native house in Padamatipalli would be converted into a museum and a modern health center and a high school building would also be constructed in the village. Responding to villagers' requests, he promised to build a bridge over the Buckingham Canal.

The Chief Minister said Potti Sriramulu’s sacrifice paved the way for the formation of linguistic states in India. During British rule, governance was structured through presidencies, prioritizing administrative convenience over linguistic or regional identities. However, after independence, the people's self-identity and cultural pride strengthened.

Despite initial indifference from both the people and the central government, Potti Sriramulu undertook a 58-day-long hunger strike and passed away on December 15, 1952. His death sparked massive public outrage, forcing then-Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to announce a separate Andhra State on December 19, 1952,Naidu recalled.

On March 25, 1953, the then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru officially declared that Andhra State would be formed on October 1, 1953. Andhra Pradesh later merged with Telangana but was bifurcated again in 2014 into two separate states.

Minister for Municipal Administration P Narayana, Arya Vaishya Corporation Chairman Doondi Rakesh, and representatives from various communities attended the event.
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