Located in India’s Gujarat state, massive imortalisation of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will surpass the scale of The Spring Temple Buddha in China which is currently the world’s biggest statue at 128 metres.

India’s statue has cost 29.9bn rupees (£330m; $430m) and is seen as a pet project of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mr Patel was a deputy to India’s prime minister after independence in 1947 and some feel his contribution the the nation’s independence struggle was overlooked in its aftermath.

The nationalist was known as the “Iron Man of India” after he persuaded feuding states to unite and become part of the Indian state after independence.

The “Statue of Unity”, as it is known, will be inaugurated by the Indian leader tomorrow.