Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled the ‘Statue of Equality’ to commemorate the 11th century Bhakti saint Sri Ramanujacharya in Hyderabad. PM Modi landed in Hyderabad earlier this afternoon where he also attended the 50th anniversary celebrations of ICRISAT.The 216-feet tall Statue is made of ‘panchaloha’, a combination of five metals gold, silver, copper, brass, and zinc and is among one of the tallest metallic statues in sitting position, in the world.It is mounted on a 54-ft high base building, named ‘Bhadra Vedi’, has floors devoted for a Vedic digital library and research center, ancient Indian texts, a theatre, an educational gallery detailing many works of Sri Ramanujacharya.The statue has been conceptualized by Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram at Muchintal near Shamshabad, Hyderabad. During the program, 3D Presentation Mapping on the life journey and teaching of Sri Ramanujacharya will also be showcased.PM Modi will also visit the identical recreations of 108 Divya Desams (ornately carved temples) that surround the Statue of Equality.However, Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao was conspicuously absent during the reception of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the airport here on Saturday. This is the first time since 2014 that PM Modi was not received by KCR.Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Union Minister for Tourism G Kishan Reddy and Telangana Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav were among the VIPs received Modi at the airport. The statue is dedicated to Sri Ramanujacharya, who worked tirelessly for the upliftment of people with the spirit of every human being equal regardless of nationality, gender, race, caste or creed. The inauguration of the Statue of Equality is a part of the 12-day Sri Ramanuja Sahasrabdi Samaroham, the ongoing 1000th birth anniversary celebrations of Sri Ramanujacharya.Read all the Latest News, Breaking News and Coronavirus News here.