President pays tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary
The officers and staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan also paid floral tributes in front of a portrait of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the Durbar Hall.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, an Indian barrister and statesman, was one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India.
He was a social leader who played a leading role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation.
In India and elsewhere, he was often addressed as Sardar, which means Chief in Hindi, Urdu and Persian.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.