In Pics: Madame Tussauds to unveil Narendra Modi's wax statue

New Delhi, Mar 17: Earlier this year, a team of famous Madame Tussauds had visited prime minister Narendra Modi to take measurements for his wax statue, which is expected to be unveiled in April this year.

Modi will be joining the ranks of world leaders and famous celebrities as his wax statue will be unveiled at Madame Tussauds.

The world famous wax museum has announced that the statue will be unveiled in April and it will be displayed in different cities of the world including London and Singapore.

"During my sitting, I observed the team carefully and was deeply impressed by its dedication, professionalism and skill.

I have visited Madame Tussauds three or four times and had the pleasure of getting myself photographed standing next to the figures of various dignitaries," he said.

Here are some images from the sitting:

A team from Madame Tussauds visited Modi this year

Modi will be joining the ranks of world leaders as his wax statue is will be unveiled at Madame Tussauds.

An artist takes measurement of Modi

The world famous wax museum has announced that the statue will be unveiled in April

Artists take impression of his hand

During my sitting, I observed the team carefully and was deeply impressed by its dedication, professionalism and skill, said Modi.

Smile for me please Mr Modi....

Madame Tussauds' team is known for taking exact measurements for their wax statutes.

An artist takes an exact measurement of Modi's face

Each figure took a team of Madame Tussauds' artists four months and cost around 150,000 pounds to create.

Modi poses with his hand impression

It is yet to be confirmed if Modi would be personally unveil his wax statue at any of the four locations.

Modi's wax statue to be unveiled in April this year

A new branch of Madame Tussauds is also set to open in New Delhi as part of the India-UK Year of Culture in 2017.

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