125-ft Ambedkar statue, to be unveiled at Swaraj Maidan in Vijayawada, beacon of social justice: YS Jagan
The 125-foot-tall sculpture, installed on an 81-foot pedestal at the Ambedkar Smriti Vanam, was the tallest Ambedkar statue in the world
- Andhra Pradesh
NewsTAP Bureau- Updated On:17 Jan 2024 4:13 PM GMT
AMARAVATHI: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday made an emotional appeal to the people to attend voluntarily the unveiling of the 206-foot Dr BR Ambedkar statue in the historical Swaraj Maidan in Vijayawada on January 19.
The Chief Minister described the statue as the greatest sculpture of social justice that stood as a finest jewel in the crown of not only the State but also of the country.
The 125-foot-tall sculpture, installed on an 81-foot pedestal at the Ambedkar Smriti Vanam, was the tallest Ambedkar statue in the world, he said, adding that the visionary’s sky-high individuality and his reform-oriented ideas expressed 100 years ago would continue to influence and change the social, economic and political history of the country, especially that of women.
“The statue has been installed with great responsibility as the Government has been implementing the Navaratnalu welfare schemes with an unfettered confidence in his ideology. Dr Ambedkar rebelled against untouchability and the dominant ideology while taking education closer to the oppressed classes,” he said, observing that the leader continued to remain a great power personifying social justice and equality.
His giant personality continued to work as an omnipotence safeguarding people through constitutional rights, the Chief Minister stated, adding that the presence of his statues in each and every hamlet served as an abundant inspiration that bestowed continuous confidence, support and courage to the weaker sections.
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He further said that “we are all honouring Dr Ambedkar as his ideology remains the source for the changes witnessed in the lives of Dalits and the poor irrespective of the caste, creed and religion in the last 77 years.”
The unveiling of the Ambedkar statue in Vijayawada would not only be written with golden letters in the history of the State but it would also continue to inspire others for hundreds of years in the future, he further said.
“I strongly believe that it would help the poor have a permanent place in the political power besides guiding us to rebel against the feudalistic forces while reforming the society and turn us towards social equality for changing the course of the society,” he said.
