{
  "id": 12540919,
  "title": "Modi’s 75-ft tall cutout marks ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ in Tirupati",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/modis-75-ft-tall-cutout-marks-seva-sankalp-abhiyan-in-tirupati",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T03:58:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/modis-75-ft-tall-cutout-marks-seva-sankalp-abhiyan/article71552248.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's life-sized cutout, standing at an impressive height of 75 feet, has been erected at Sri Venkateswara University's Tarakarama stadium in Tirupati, India. This monumental display is part of the 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan', an initiative marking Modi's 75th birthday and 25 years of governance. The colossal sculpture, erected by the BJP's State SC Morcha, was inaugurated by SC Morcha state President Panathala Suresh and other dignitaries, including State Vice-President Kola Anand and Tirupati district President Samanchi Srinivas. The proceedings also celebrated the launch of a 75-hour non-stop drum beating event, scheduled from October 7 to 10. This event aims to garner a Guinness World Record, with 2,000 drum beating artistes participating. The festivities included traditional rituals, with temple priests performing sacred ceremonies and offering Vedic blessings to Modi. BJP State President PVN Madhav is set to formally inaugurate the event on October 7, 2026.",
  "summary": "The event also marks the launch of the beating of folk drums non-stop for 75 hours from October 7 to 10; organisers eye entry in the Guinness Book of Records",
  "key_points": [
    "75-foot tall cutout of Modi erected in Tirupati",
    "Seva Sankalp Abhiyan marks Modi's 75th birthday and 25 years in power",
    "75-hour drum beating event aims for Guinness World Record"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Delhi Confidential: SP MP faints in Sansad Marg heat; Grand finale for Seva Sankalp Yatra in Varanasi, Vadnagar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/delhi-confidential-sp-mp-faints-in-sansad-marg-heat-grand-finale-for",
        "published": "2026-10-07T02:53:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}