PM Modi unveils Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Oct 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 182-meter statue, the tallest in the world, in Narmada district of Gujarat, media reports said.
Sardar Patel, a statesman, was a senior Congress leader and the first Deputy Prime Minister of the country.
The statue has been referred to as the Statue of Unity.
PM Modi unveiling Sardar Patel's statue (Image: twitter.com/BJP4India)
The foundation of the statue was laid in 2013.
Modi was serving as the Chief Minister of Gujarat at that time.
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