From describing it as "a showcase of India's growing prosperity" to calling it an example of "BJP's efforts to appropriate a popular national figure", the Statue of Unity has received both praise and criticism. The unveiling of India’s 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat Wednesday, which is set to become the “world’s tallest”, is being widely reported by the international media. From describing it as “a showcase of India’s growing prosperity” to calling it an example of “BJP’s efforts to appropriate a popular national figure”, the statue has received both praise and criticism. The State of Unity will be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary. The inauguration is expected to be a grand event planned along the lines of Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi. The foundation stone of the Rs 2,989 crore project, erected on the banks of the Narmada in Gujarat, was laid in October 2013 by Modi...
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