Amaravati, March 15 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will unveil a statue of freedom fighter Potti Sriramulu in Amaravati on the occasion of the leader's 125th birth anniversary on Monday.
The CM will unveil the 58-ft bronze statue at Shakhamuru Park here.
"The chief minister will participate in the unveiling ceremony of the statue built to honor the sacrifice of Potti Sriramulu, who fought for a separate state for Telugu people," an official release said on Sunday.
The first phase of the memorial project, undertaken at an estimated cost of Rs 150 crore, has been completed on 6.8 acres of land at the park.
The Potti Sriramulu Memorial Trust completed the construction of the 58-ft statue in six months using 26 tonnes of bronze and 42 tonnes of iron structure, it said.
In the second phase, a museum, photo gallery, auditorium, and skill development center will be developed at the site as part of the memorial complex, the release said.
Later in the evening, Naidu will travel to Vijayawada and participate in the Iftar dinner organized by the state government on the occasion of the holy month of Ramzan.