Hyderabad, March 22 -- A statue of former India Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was unveiled on Friday, March 21, at the International Stadium in Uppal named after him.

The statue was unveiled by Telangana industries and IT minister D Sridhar Babu in the presence of other Congress leaders. Following the inauguration, Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president Arishnapally Jaganmohan Rao said, "For the past few years we wanted to install a statue of Rajiv Gandhi at the stadium. Several discussions were held during the Annual General Meetings."

He thanked Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for approving the construction of the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium back in 2009.

Speaking on the occasion, Sridhar Babu said, "The Telangana government...