Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy unveiled the 206-feet tall statue of Dr BR Ambedkar installed at the Swaraj Maidan in Vijaywada, an official statement said on Friday.
The Chief Minister inaugurated the statue by launching the laser show that has illuminated it like an umbrella of fireworks amid the wide applause of tens of thousands of people who thronged the grounds, the release added.
The dazzling 125-foot bronze statue was installed on an 81-foot pedestal made with Kala Chakra Maha Mandala Buddhist architecture to make it attractive in its sky-high posture.