World's tallest Ambedkar statue to be installed in Hyderabad

The Telangana government has decided to erect a 125-foot statue of the architect of Indian Constitution Dr B R Ambedkar in Hyderabad. The foundation stone for the world’s tallest statue would be laid on April 14, which happens to be the 125th birth anniversary of Ambedkar.

A committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari has been constituted to find out suitable place to erect the statue in the city. While Hyderabad Collector B Rahul would be the convener of the committee,

font-size: 10pt;">  GHMC Mayor  Bontu Rammohan, Deputy CM Mahmood Ali, Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy, Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy, TSPSC chairman G Chakrapani are among the committee members.

The Chief Minister said the statue would be unveiled on the next birth anniversary of Ambedkar in 2017.