Sardar Patel statue: 600 feet tall, estimated cost 2500 crores
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for a huge statue- intended to be the world's tallest- of Saradar Vallabhbhai Patel. The memorial has strong political undertones as it honours an independence hero from Gujarat who spent his life in the Congress party, the main rival of the BJP, which has declared Mr Modi as its candidate for Prime Minister.
