Pope John Paul II’s first statue unveiled in Chennai,India

Chennai, Apr.2 (ANI): A twenty-two feet tall statue of Pope John Paul II was unveiled in the premises of the Sculpture mission at Besant Nagar here on Sunday to mark his first death anniversary.
Costing Rs. four lakhs, the statute is created by eminent sculptor and Karate expert Shihan Hussaini.The statue was completed and mounted on the pedestal six days after he died, making it the world’s first statue after his death.
Sculptor Shihan Hussaini, a post graduate student of the Government College Of Fine Arts, Chennai, who shot to fame with his theme statues of Kalpana Chawla, Brigand Veerappans capture and the Jailed Shankaracharya Jeyandra Saraswati, said it is a personal tribute to the miraculous powers of the Pope which saved his life on three occasions.
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