PM Modi's pet project of tallest statue of freedom fighter Patel runs into trouble
Anand, May 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious project to build the world's tallest statue of freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel runs into trouble with the latter's family raising objections to the face of the statue's replicas. The 597 feet tall statue of Patel - the Statue of Unity - will be built in Gujarat near Sardar Sarovar Dam. So far, two replicas of the proposed statue have been made, but Patel's associates and family members have rejected them saying the face does not match the freedom fighter. The order for the project was given to engineering major Larsen and Toubro (LandT) and renowned sculptor and Padma Shree award winner Ram V Sutar has been roped in for the construction of the statue. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home minister of India, is popularly known as Iron man of India for bringing about the merger of erstwhile princely states into the Indian union.
