Modi’s 75-ft tall cutout marks ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ in Tirupati
A 75-foot cutout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was erected in Tirupati to celebrate his 75th birthday and 25 years in public office. The event, part of the 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan', also includes a 75-hour non-stop folk drumming performance intended for the Guinness Book of Records.
Why it matters
The event highlights the intersection of political personality cults and public governance celebrations in Indian regional politics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cutout measuring a height of whopping 75 feet was erected at Sri Venkateswara University’s Tarakarama stadium in Tirupati on Tuesday (October 6, 2026), as part of the ongoing ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’.
The cutout was erected by the BJP’s State SC Morcha and was formally inaugurated by Kadapa-based Mathangi Devasthanam’s Peethadhipathi, SC Morcha state President Panathala Suresh, in the presence of State Vice-President Kola Anand and Tirupati district President Samanchi Srinivas.
The celebrations not only mark Narendra Modi’s 75 th birthday, but also his completion of 25 years in office offering good governance, i.e., the combined terms including as Gujarat Chief Minister and the Prime Minister of India.
A large contingent of temple priests performed rituals to sanctify the cutout and offered ‘Vedic blessings’ to Mr. Modi.
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