Statue of Unity, the world's tallest statue that portrays one of the founding fathers of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, will be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his home state Gujarat Wednesday (October 31). Sardar Patel, popularly called the 'Iron Man' was instrumental in the integration of nearly 500 princely states into the Indian union after independence with immense firmness. At a staggering height of 240 meters (182 meters of statue and 58 meters of base), twice the size of St

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