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Madame Tussauds places Boris Johnson's wax statue outside a job centre
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Madame Tussauds confirms that Boris Johnson's wax statue would be removed from the London centre -
Protestors auction fake noses of vandalised Ibrahimovic statue
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Rihanna honoured with statue by Met Museum, is ?grateful?
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Pregnant Rihanna is honoured with a marble statue at the 2022 Met Gala -
Piers Morgan receives flak for 'disrespectful' laud at Shane Warne's statue
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Zendaya gets her own wax statue at Madame Tussauds London! See Photo
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Zendaya will unveil her statue at the museum on Friday -
Pro-Khalistan Sikhs also burn copy of Indian Constitution and flag in London outside Indian High Commission
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Statue of Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna placed at crash site on anniversary
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Prince William did not want to attend Princess Diana's statue unveiling with his brother Harry
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Locals accuse officials of being insensitive while honouring a star from region's former colonial power
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There is no doubt that Manchester United's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the finest football players to have graced the game in its entire history. View this post on Instagram Ronaldo, along with PSG's Lionel Messi, is considered to be the greatest footballer in the world at the moment and has millions of fans across the world who he continues to inspire on a daily basis. Well, with that in mind, it was recently reported that a large 415kg-weighing brass statue of Ronaldo was installed in Goa to inspire youth to pick up the sport and be better at it. Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's statue installed in Panaji, Goa. To inspire youth &take football to next level in the state, country, we came up with this statue. We want our children to become like this legendary footballer, who is a global legend:Goa Minister Michael Lobo(28.12) pic.twitter.com/KthPHc7ox0 — ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2021 However, soon after the statue worth Rs 12 lakhs was unveiled to the public, Goa came under fire for installing a statue of a Portuguese player rather than that of an Indian footballing legend. "Very disappointed to hear of the statue of Ronaldo being erected. Learn to take pride in our own icons like Samir Naik and Bruno Coutinho," said Ricardo D'Souza, owner of Titos, one of Goa's most popular nightclubs, while speaking with Free Press Journal. It was also reported that during the unveiling ceremony of the statue of the Portuguese forward, some right-wing demonstrators labelled the decision as an 'insult to Goa', with the state celebrating its 60th anniversary of liberation from Portuguese rule that spanned for around 451 years. "To erect a statue of a Portuguese footballer this year is sacrilegious. We condemn this. There are many freedom fighters in Goa who have been insulted. If Lobo wanted to erect 'footballers statues, he should have erected Bruno Coutinho's statue," said a right-wing activist while speaking to Free Press Journal. © Twitter © BCCL © Reuters However, according to Lobo, who set up the statue, it is just to inspire youth and football can't be divided by religion or caste. "This is the first statue of Cristiano Ronaldo in India. This is nothing but to inspire our youth. If you want to take football to another level, then this is what will inspire boys and girls by looking at him, taking selfies with him. People who come to the Cristiano Ronaldo park will be inspired to become like him and play for Goa and India... We want to inspire Calangute, Candolim and the coastal belt villages first, then the rest of India. "There are few people who are opposing this. Looks like they hate football. Football belongs to everyone. It is not divided by religion or caste but still, they are opposing with black flags. Their minds are black. One cannot argue with people who have black minds." said Lobo. People on social media too voiced their opinions on the statue. Still not out of slave mentality. Could have installed Sunil Chhetri's statue. I am not against Ronaldo but statue of a Portuguese player in the capital of Goa is preposterous; that too by a BJP minister — Chinmay Gokhale (@chinmaygo) December 29, 2021Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest player in the football history. But to inspire youth in India, Indian footballers will have a major role. I would be happy if it was Sunil Chhetri's statue. https://t.co/w5Lptt0lZD — Waqar Yunus (@iamwaqaryunus) December 29, 2021Cristiano Ronaldo is one of my favourites...But Goa sud hav had installed the statue of Bruno Coutinho or Samir Naik...Else national football icons like Sunil Chhetri or Bhaichung Bhutia or IM Vijayan or PK Banerjee..#Goa #IndianFootball #RONALDO#cristiano #CristianoRonaldo — CL Ramakrishnan (@kishen05journo) December 29, 2021THEN THEY SAY INDIAN FOOTBALL ISN'T GROWING...... STATUE SHOULD'VE BEEN OF SIR SUNIL CHHETRI NOT RONALDO OR MESSI https://t.co/mDQWcoofmV — Monil (@realallyprey) December 29, 2021Wtf I m ronaldo fan but it does not mean we should put his statue in our country our national heroes like sunil Chhetri must have been there — titanium (@knownsarcastic) December 29, 2021Some illiterate nationalists are crying over Cristiano Ronaldo's statue & saying Sunil Chhetri's statue should have been installed there rather than him. India will never be developed country. https://t.co/UhGqxp4YiQ — K.U.M.A.R. (@iamtrlk) December 29, 2021People in replies and quotes telling why no Indian footballer or Sunil Chhetri's statue, there is nothing wrong in Cristiano Ronaldo statue as he is the global face of football and truly a legend. https://t.co/AHVTepYKEW — KESHAV (@keshavk789) December 29, 2021I would've appreciate if Sunil Chhetri ka statue hota, coz they said Ronaldo has taken football to next level — KT (@KAMALKANT_1405) December 29, 2021Very very sad when your country doesn't respect you. If you install Sunil Chhetri statue instead of Christiano Ronaldo. He is a captain of Indian football team respect him. Very sad. — Arjit Gupta (@guptarjit) December 29, 2021Looks like there is still a huge divide on this. What do you guys think? Source: Free Press Journal View the full article
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Indian fans slam decision to erect Cristiano Ronaldo's statue in Goa
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Time capsule from Confederate statue reveals US Civil War artifacts
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The time capsule was opened on Tuesday by conservators at the Department of Historic Resources in Richmond -
130-year-old time capsule found in base of statue of Confederate general
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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said this is likely the time capsule everyone was looking for -
Madame Tussauds? festive update on Rihanna?s wax statue bears no resemblance
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Christmas-themed Rihanna's wax figure is wearing a red suit with a white bow in her hair -
Books, photo, coin found in time capsule from Confederate statue
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The towering figure of Lee mounted on a horse is among hundreds of Confederate monuments in the United States -
CTD officials say case registered under ATA, Explosives Act
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Johnny Hallyday would have been proud to see his name anchored forever in the soil of Paris
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Visitors to be allowed to view Princess Diana's statue after her death anniversary
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Princess Diana died in a road accident in August 1997 -
Prince Harry, William seemed 'worlds apart' on Diana's statue unveiling
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Diana's statue unveiling gave the brothers 'great opportunity' to show emotions together -
Ranjit Singh's statue vandalised at Lahore Fort; CM demands report
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Lahore police arrested suspect who damaged statue of 18th century Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh -
Lahore police arrest suspect who damaged statue of 18th century Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh
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Statue made to honour left-winger Samiullah Khan, popularly known as 'Flying Horse'; missing items re-installed
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The Duke of Sussex was slammed by a royal commentator
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Royal fans give their verdicts on the new statue of Princess Diana
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Princess Diana statue's design left fans divided -
Charles Spencer was among the guests who attended the event