The gold statue of Prime Minister Modi was made in Gujarat, not in Saudi Arabia - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 13, 2023
A video showing a gold carving of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bust is being shared on social media claiming that the statue is installed in Saudi Arabia. Let’s verify the claim made in the post through this article.
Claim: PM Modi’s gold bust statue was made in Saudi Arabia.
Fact: A jeweller named Basant Bohra from Surat has carved a bust of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, weighing 156 gm in 18-carat gold to commemorate the BJP’s victory in state Assembly elections in January 2023. The video in the post shows the same statue. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
A keyword search on the internet led us to several news reports (here, here, and here) which revealed that a jeweller named Basant Bohra from Surat has carved a bust of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, weighing 156 gm in 18-carat gold to commemorate the BJP’s victory in state Assembly elections in January 2023.
ANI news reported an interview video of Bohra where he mentioned that ‘the statue weighs 156g, which was a reference to the 156 seats won by the BJP in the Assembly elections.’
To sum up, the gold statue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was made in Gujarat, not in Saudi Arabia.