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Messi unveils his statue in Kolkata

Kolkata, Dec 13 (UNI) World Cup winner Lionel Messi on Saturday unveiled his 70-ft tall iron statue, billed as the tallest statue of any footballer in the globe, on VIP Road - the gateway to the city. The statue has been erected around four kilometres south of the NSCBI Airport near the Big Ben Clock tower on the VIP Road- Lake Town crossing.
Hours after the Argentine great arrived in the city aboard a private jet, he virtually unveiled the white statue from the Hyatt Regency hotel, where he is staying with his entourage, including several Inter Miami players. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, a self-confessed Messi fan, was present at the unveiling.
The statue, a replica of a photograph of Messi holding the World Cup in 2022, was made in 40 days by artist Mintu Pal,
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