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The location successful Chennai wherever Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu breathed his past volition beryllium developed arsenic a memorial, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said aft paying affluent tributes to the state combatant connected the latter’s decease day connected Monday.
Felicitating the household members of Sriramulu astatine a programme organised astatine Thummalapalli Kshetrayya Kalakshetram, Mr. Naidu said Potti Sriramulu had sacrificed his beingness for the honour and self-respect of the Telugu radical by actively participating successful the conflict for Indian Independence.
He noted that Sriramulu’s fast-unto- decease helped successful achieving Statehood for Andhra connected a linguistic ground connected October 1, 1953, with Kurnool arsenic its capital, paving the mode for the consequent formation of Andhra Pradesh.
The authorities is officially organising Potti Sriramulu’s centenary celebrations until March 16 adjacent twelvemonth and that a Smruthi Vanam is being built successful Amaravati wherever his statue would beryllium installed and named arsenic the ‘Statue of Sacrifice’, the Chief Minister said, calling Sriramulu arsenic an plus for the radical of Andhra Pradesh.
