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Bill Gates calls Statue of Unity an ‘engineering marvel’. PM Modi responds

Bill Gates is currently on a visit to India, and he met several top leaders and also participated in cultural and local events

Published on: Mar 02, 2024 11:14 PM IST
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Saturday visited The Statue of Unity in Gujarat. He hailed the 182 metres tall Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue, calling it an ‘engineering marvel’.

“Thank you @narendramodi for the invitation to visit the impressive Statue of Unity. It is an engineering marvel and a great tribute to Sardar Patel. Also great to see it is creating economic opportunity for local tribal communities, especially women,” the billionaire posted on social platform X.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to Gates' tweet, saying,"Happy to see this! Glad that you enjoyed your experience at the ‘Statue of Unity.’ I also urge people from all over the world to visit it in the coming times. @BillGates".

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is photographed in front of Statue of Unity in Kevadiya, Gujarat.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is photographed in front of Statue of Unity in Kevadiya, Gujarat.

Gates is currently on a visit to India, and he met several top leaders and also participated in cultural and local events. He also arrived in Jamnagar, Gujarat, for the three-day pre-wedding celebrations of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani's youngest son, Anant Ambani, and industrialist Viren Merchant's daughter, Radhika Merchant.

PM Modi meets Bill Gates

 
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