2019 Kaun Jitega: 'Statue of unity' to benefit Modi in upcoming elections?

Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat hopes that the world's tallest statue, that of Sardar Vallabbhai Patel, known as the "Iron Man of India", which the Prime Minister will inaugurate on October 31. will promote tourism through its unique features.

These include a viewing gallery at a height of 153 metres that offers an expansive view of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Satpura and Vindhya mountain ranges and other sites.

The 182-metre-high 'Statue of Unity' is a tribute to the country's first Home Minister who played a major role in integrating the princely states into the Indian Union after the partition of 1947. It is almost 29 metres taller than China's Spring Temple Buddha, the world's current tallest statue at 153 metres, and almost twice as high as the 93- metre Statue of Liberty in New York.