Modi, Advani to flag off work on Statue of Unity

October 31, 2013 08:53

Amidst the row over the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi along with BJP veteran leader LK Advani will lay the foundation stone for the 'Statue of Unity' in Narmada district on Thursday.

Advani, also a Member of Parliament from Gandhinagar, will be the chief guest at the function.

The ceremony will take place near Sadhubet at Kevadia colony close to the main Sardar Sarvoar dam.

During the ceremony, Advani will launch the book, 'Hind ke Sardar'.

Modi will lay the foundation stone of the first phase of the Rs 2,063-crore project on the 138th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel, the country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.

The Statue of Unity will be double the size of 'Statue of Liberty' (which is 93 metres) in the US and four times higher than the statue of 'Christ the Redeemer' in Rio de Janeiro.

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