Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday joined prominent world leaders as his wax figures made their way to Madame Tussauds branches in Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok. The fourth wax figure will travel to Madam Tussauds headquarters in london and will be open to the public on April 28.
A preview of the wax figure was done at the Prime Minister's residence at Race Course Road on Monday. All four figures took the museum's team of artists four months and cost 150,000 pounds to create.
The statue shows Modi, with folded hands in 'namaste' style, dressed in white kurta pyjama and cream jacket. "What can I sayIJ As far as art is concerned, the Madame Tussauds team is exceptional at what they do. What lord Brahma does normally is what the artists there are doing. Today, I had an opportunity as the prime servant of my people to meet my wax figure," Modi said in a video posted by Madame Tussauds.
The video, in which the Prime Minister is seen closely examining the statue, was recorded when it was shown to him. Madame Tussauds, the celebrated wax museum of london established in 1836, has branches in 20 cities across the world.
Officials of the museum had taken Modi's physical details and photographs in March when they visited his residence here. In london, the statue will join other world leaders like US President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francoise Holland on April 28. The museum also has such statutes of Mahatma Ghandi and Winston Churchill.
"We will be delighted to welcome Mr Modi to the world stage at Madame Tussauds london," Madam Tussauds General Manager Edward Fuller said.
"It's wonderful that he (Modi) had the opportunity to see his figure in India earlier this week before the public get the chance to meet him in london. His social media following shows just what immense interest there is in him and I'm sure that interest will be apparent here too as guests get the chance to stand shoulder to shoulder with one of the most influential men in the world. And maybe even grab a selfie," Fuller added.