London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his place alongside other world leaders at Madame Tussauds in London on Thursday.
The official Twitter handle of Madame Tussauds posted the following, "PM Modi has now taken his place alongside other world leaders."
.@narendramodi has now taken his place alongside other world leaders @MadameTussauds #London #NarendraModi #Namaste pic.twitter.com/UxyRjNmrV9
— Madame Tussauds (@MadameTussauds) April 28, 2016
The figure is featured in the famous attraction's popular "World Leaders" enclosure.
Those who will give company to PM Modi are present day leaders Barack Obama, David Cameron, Angela Merkel and Francoise Holland, as well as political heavyweights of the past including Mahatma Gandhi and Winston Churchill.
PM Modi's new wax figure arrived at the Baker Street attraction fresh from Delhi, where Modi had a private viewing with his likeness last week.
Modi was closely involved in the creation of his figure and was delighted with the final results, declaring that the Madame Tussauds team are "exceptional at what they do".
Earlier he had tweeted: ""Today, I had an opportunity as the prime servant of my people to meet my wax figure..."
"Today, I had an opportunity as the prime servant of my people to meet my wax figure..." https://t.co/iybQr8HzO4 @MadameTussauds
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 20, 2016
Indian Prime Minister @narendramodi joins world leaders at MT attractions in Asia and Europehttps://t.co/Cv8fTG3G9W pic.twitter.com/zOFn0l3jFI
— Madame Tussauds HK (@TussaudsHK) April 20, 2016
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi joins world leaders at Madame Tussauds: https://t.co/scbeo6bdGJ via @YouTube
— Madame Tussauds HK (@TussaudsHK) April 20, 2016
Indian PM @narendramodi's figure is travelling back from India and will join other world leaders here on 28th April pic.twitter.com/yyqM6306Gm
— Madame Tussauds (@MadameTussauds) April 20, 2016
General Manager of Madame Tussauds London, Edward Fuller, said, "We are delighted that Mr Modi was able to see this very figure in India last week, and to welcome him to Madame Tussauds London today."
"It's wonderful that our visitors now have the chance to get up close to this influential leader, who is the source of so much public interest. It's not every day you get to stand alongside the statesmen and women shaping our world and we think guests will relish the chance to rub shoulders with Mr Modi," he added, as per PTI.
PM Modi's figure is dressed in his signature Kurta in cream with jacket and he is featured in a traditional pose making a namaste gesture.
London's figure is one of four created of the statesman, with the other three taking up residence at Madame Tussauds attractions in Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok.
Each figure took a team of talented artists four months and cost 150,000 pounds to create.
(With Agency inputs)
