Shivaji warrior: India to spend $720 million on Taj Mahal-scale project

By Amrit Dhillon
Updated January 2 2017 - 1:23pm, first published 12:10pm
An artist impression of the Shivaji monument in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai. Photo: Screengrab
An artist impression of the Shivaji monument in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai. Photo: Screengrab
An artist impression of the Shivaji statue to be built inthe Arabian Sea off Mumbai. Photo: Screengrab
An artist impression of the Shivaji statue to be built inthe Arabian Sea off Mumbai. Photo: Screengrab
A view of the Mumbai skyline and Back Bay at night from Marine Drive. The tallest buildings in Mumbai, the 254-metre Imperial Towers, on the right. Photo: Av9/Commons
A view of the Mumbai skyline and Back Bay at night from Marine Drive. The tallest buildings in Mumbai, the 254-metre Imperial Towers, on the right. Photo: Av9/Commons
The Shivaji statue sculptors, Anil Sutar and his 92-year-old father Ram in Noida, India. Photo: Supplied
The Shivaji statue sculptors, Anil Sutar and his 92-year-old father Ram in Noida, India. Photo: Supplied

Delhi: Within seconds of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation stone for a statue that will be the biggest in the world - twice as big as the 93-metre tall Statue of Liberty - and will change the Mumbai skyline for ever, battlelines were being drawn between critics and supporters of the multimillion dollar project.

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