The Statue of Unity, world’s tallest statue, is being inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The statue is being unveiled on the occasion of the fourth Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day), which is observed every year on the birthday of freedom fighter and India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Located in Sadhu-Bet Island, Gujarat, the 182-metre long statue occupies over 20,000 square meters, and is surrounded by a 12 square km artificial lake. It is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty in the US and is built on Sadhu Bet, an islet near the Sardar Sarovar Dam. After Modi unveils the statue, three IAF planes would fly past and create the tricolour in the sky by emitting saffron, white and green colours, said an official release Tuesday.
Here are Live Updates of the inauguration ceremony of Statue of Unity:
11.45 am: Kevadiya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Wall of Unity on 143rd anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Kevadiya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Wall of Unity on 143rd anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/yW1hA95uqz
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11.00 am: Sardar Sahab ke avahan par desh ke saikdon rajwadaon ne tyag ki misaal qayam ki thi. Hume is tyag ko bhi nahi bhoolna chahiye: PM Narendra Modi
Sardar Sahab ke avahan par desh ke saikdon rajwadaon ne tyag ki misaal qayam ki thi. Hume is tyag ko bhi nahi bhoolna chahiye: PM Narendra Modi #StatueOfUnity pic.twitter.com/MvPEiN7Bnx
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10.45 am: This is a project that we had thought about during the time when I was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. To build the Statue Of Unity, lakhs of farmers from all over India came together, gave their tools, portions of soil and thus, a mass movement started: PM Modi
This is a project that we had thought about during the time when I was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. To build the #StatueOfUnity, lakhs of farmers from all over India came together, gave their tools, portions of soil and thus, a mass movement started: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/ekJ3q7gDnC
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#WATCH: Inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s #StatueOfUnity by PM Modi in Gujarat’s Kevadiya pic.twitter.com/PKMhielVZo
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#WATCH Live: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s #StatueOfUnity https://t.co/UD0vsOM1NZ
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10.30 am: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Statue Of Unity
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s #StatueOfUnity pic.twitter.com/c3wfzLBkH4
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s #StatueOfUnity, the world’s tallest statue pic.twitter.com/69zbbVpY7C
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10.20: Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Statue Of Unity.
Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s #StatueOfUnity pic.twitter.com/AGCzMWoANd
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8.45 am: Celebrations underway near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Statue Of Unity in Gujarat’s Kevadiya that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.
#WATCH: Celebrations underway near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s #StatueOfUnity in Gujarat’s Kevadiya that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. #RashtriyaEktaDiwas pic.twitter.com/ioafhMipKd
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Gujarat: #Visuals of celebrations from near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s #StatueOfUnity that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. #RashtriyaEktaDiwas pic.twitter.com/P3nrbwn7dO
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8.30 am: Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Kevadiya where he will inaugurate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Statue Of Unity.
Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Kevadiya where he will inaugurate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s #StatueOfUnity today. #RashtriyaEktaDiwas. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/wD9aczfBFl
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Gujarat: #Visuals from Kevadiya ahead of the inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s #StatueOfUnity pic.twitter.com/MYtc0dAEaX
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8.15 am: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s statue which is the tallest in the world should have been made years ago. India has today paid tribute to a man who built India: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore at Run For Unity in Delhi.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s statue which is the tallest in the world should have been made years ago. India has today paid tribute to a man who built India: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore at #RunForUnity in Delhi. #RashtriyaEktaDiwas pic.twitter.com/lF0TQOJCTb
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8.05 am: I participated in #RunForUnity last year as well. It’s a day of extreme significance & I will try my best to witness it (inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Statue Of Unity): Gymnast Dipa Karmakar at “Run for Unity” in Delhi
I participated in #RunForUnity last year as well. It’s a day of extreme significance & I will try my best to witness it (inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s #StatueOfUnity): Gymnast Dipa Karmakar at “Run for Unity” in Delhi pic.twitter.com/Np2KGR1DAz
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8.00: Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore flag off “Run for Unity” in Delhi on 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Gymnast Dipa Karmakar among other sportsperson also present.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore flag off “Run for Unity” in Delhi on 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Gymnast Dipa Karmakar among other sportsperson also present. #StatueOfUnity pic.twitter.com/9emHGaemag
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