The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister announced the installation of a 58-foot statue of Potti Sriramulu in Amaravati to commemorate his sacrifice through a hunger strike that led to the state's creation.
On March 1, 1981, Bobby Sands, an Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoner in Long Kesh, began a hunger strike that would ultimately claim his life 66 days later. His death, along with those of nine ...