On October 31, 2025, at 12:43 PM, the Prime Minister's Office reported that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi stated that the Statue of Unity is a tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Modi described it as a remarkable example of a people's movement, connecting citizens across India, especially from villages. The statement was a response to posts by the Modi Archive X handle. Modi encouraged visiting Kevadia to experience its grandness. In October 2010, then Chief Minister of Gujarat, @narendramodi shared a vision that aimed to bring the nation together to honour Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, known as the Iron Man of India, by building the world's tallest statue. This information was released with ID 2184504 and had a visitor counter of 405. It is available in multiple languages, including Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Manipuri, Bengali-TR, Assamese, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
Key Entities Referenced
Statue of Unity: A statue dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, conceived as a tribute and connecting citizens across India.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: Indian independence activist and statesman to whom the Statue of Unity is a tribute.
Kevadia: Location of the Statue of Unity in India.
Prime Minister's Office
Statue of Unity is a tribute to Sardar Patel built
through a mass movement connecting people
across India: Prime Minister
Posted On: 31 OCT 2025 12:43PM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that the ‘Statue of Unity’ is a tribute to Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel and a remarkable example of a people’s movement, where citizens from across
India, particularly from its villages, felt deeply connected with this iconic statue.
Responding to the series of posts of Modi Archive X handle, Shri Modi posted;
“‘Statue of Unity’ is a tribute to Sardar Patel and what is remarkable is that it was built as a result of a
mass movement, where people from across India, particularly India’s villages, felt connected with this
iconic statue.
Do visit Kevadia and discover its grandness yourself…”Narendra Modi
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‘Statue of Unityʼ is a tribute to Sardar Patel and what is
remarkable is that it was built as a result of a mass
movement, where people from across India, particularly
Indiaʼs villages, felt connected with this iconic statue.
Do visit Kevadia and discover its grandness Show more
Modi Archive @modiarchive
In October 2010, @narendramodi, then Chief Minister of Gujarat,
shared a vision that aimed to bring the nation together. He wanted to
honour Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, known as the Iron Man of India, by
building the world's tallest statue.
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