{"id":12860,"date":"2016-03-17T12:58:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T12:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=12860"},"modified":"2016-03-17T13:54:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T13:54:30","slug":"indian-pm-narendra-modi-wax-statues-at-madame-tussauds-museums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/indian-pm-narendra-modi-wax-statues-at-madame-tussauds-museums\/","title":{"rendered":"Madame Tussauds Museums to Exhibit Narendra Modi Fashion in Singapore, London, Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2015, the Narendra Modi style was the talk of the fashion world. Since his rise to the hot seat of India\u2019s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has made headlines for not only diplomacy, controversies and foreign trips but also his traditional Indian fashion.<\/strong> Over 40 African leaders donned signature \u201cModi Kurtas\u201d in silk and \u201cModi Jackets\u201d in khadi for a dinner at the third India-Africa summit in New Delhi.<\/p>\n

In 2016, the Narendra Modi fashion will be put on display at Madame Tussauds Wax Museums in London, Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong.<\/strong> Who will be exhibiting the \u201cModi Kurtas\u201d and \u201cModi Jackets\u201d at those wax museums? The wax statues of Indian PM Narendra Modi himself!<\/p>\n

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Yes, soon Indian PM Narendra Modi\u2019s life-size wax figures dressed in his signature silk kurtas and khadi jackets will share space with eminent global leaders at Madame Tussauds museums in Singapore, Bangkok, London and Hong Kong from April 2016.\u00a0A team of Madame Tussauds\u2019 artists took 4 months to craft each of PM Modi\u2019s wax statues for a whopping $214K or \u00a3150,000. The statues feature a traditional pose making namaste<\/em> with both hands joined in supplication.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(watch the video below to see the making of Narendra Modi\u2019s wax statues)<\/span><\/p>\n

Since being elected to the prime ministerial office in 2014, Narendra Modi has made foreign trips to the US, the UK, the UAE, China, Canada, Singapore, Japan, France, Brazil, Germany, Malaysia and other countries. Now his traditional Indian fashion in khadi will be stealing the show at Madame Tussauds wax museums.<\/p>\n

What made Madame Tussauds to spend a lavish amount of $214K for each of his wax figures?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In response to the mounting curiosity and excitement about it, Madame Tussauds described Narendra Modi as \u201ca hugely important figure in world politics\u201d and said that visitors would be glad to click selfies with the wax idols of such a great leader<\/strong>. Besides, PM Modi is currently the second most followed politician on Twitter next to the US President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n

Where and when were the wax figures of Narendra Modi crafted? It happened at his own residence in New Delhi where he gave the museum team of artists and experts a sitting, according Kieran Lancini, the spokesperson of Madame Tussauds<\/strong>. Praising the team for its dedication and professionalism, the Indian Prime Minister said that he had the pleasure of standing next to the figures of various dignitaries for photographs during my visits to Madame Tussauds\u2019 wax museums.<\/p>\n