He was known as the "Iron Man of India" after he persuaded feuding states to unite and become part of the Indian state after independence. Patel was India's first interior minister and deputy prime minister. Apart from Law Minister Rijiju and Union Minister of State for Social Justice Athawale, former Maharashtra chief minister and Leader of Opposition. The government in India' western state of Maharashtra is constructing a memorial to the Maratha warrior king Shivaji that is estimated to be 190m tall. Man climbs scaffolding, damages BBCs controversial statue with a hammer 9 Years of Modi Government: From a new Parliament to Statue of Unity, the architectural wonders of Narendra Modi’s India.
It is nearly twice as tall as New York's Statue of Liberty and has surpassed the height of the Spring Temple Buddha in China which, at 128m, was previously the tallest in the world.īut it won't remain the world's tallest statue for long. He commissioned the statue when he was the state's chief minister in 2010. The memorial has been seen as a pet project of Mr Modi, who like Patel, was born in Gujarat. The Gujarat government is reported to have paid more than half of the funds for the statue, while the remainder came from the federal government or public donations.
There have been violent protests against the statue which has become a rallying point for local farmers who are demanding compensation for land that they say has been acquired by the government for various projects, including the construction of the memorial. The "Statue Of Unity", the world's tallest statue dedicated to Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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