Hyderabad, Dec. 16 -- The Telangana government on Monday installed the statue of legendary playback singer late S P Balasubrahmanyam, popularly known as SPB, on the premises of Ravindra Bharati cultural centre, amid threats of vandalism by activists.

The statue was scheduled to be inaugurated by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, but due to last minute changes in the Redy's schedule, it was unveiled by state minister for information technology and industries Duddilla Sridhar Babu.

Speaking after unveiling of the statue, Sridhar Babu said SPB had left an indelible and enduring imprint on the history of Indian film music.

The 7.2-foot bronze statue of SP Balasubrahmanyam was crafted in East Godavari district.

Earlier, on Sunday evening, a ...