Watch | PM Modi gets measured for wax statue at Madame Tussauds

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the ranks of prominent global leaders at Madame Tussauds in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok next month, the world famous wax museum announced on Wednesday. Describing him as a “hugely important figure in world politics”, the museum said Modi had given the museum's team a sitting at his residence in New Delhi earlier this year. “During my sitting, I observed the team carefully and was deeply impressed by its dedication, professionalism and skill,” Modi said in a statement to the museum.