Narendra Modi pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on death anniversary
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to India's first deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 70th death anniversary.
"I pay tribute to the Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who laid the foundation of a strong and prosperous India on his death anniversary. The path he showed will always inspire us to protect the unity, integrity and sovereignty of the country," Modi tweeted.
सशक्त, सुदृढ़ और समृद्ध भारत की नींव रखने वाले लौह पुरुष सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल को उनकी पुण्यतिथि पर शत-शत नमन। उनके दिखाए मार्ग हमें देश की एकता, अखंडता और संप्रभुता की रक्षा करने के लिए सदा प्रेरित करते रहेंगे।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 15, 2020
Born on October 31, 1875, Sardar Patel, who is credited with uniting all 562 princely states of the pre-independent country to build the Republic of India, passed away on December 15, 1950.
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