President, Vice President pay tributes to Sardar Patel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 149th birth anniversary at the State of Unity in Gujarat.

A mega event has been organised to commemorate the great freedom fighter and first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India. His birth anniversary coincides with the festival of Diwali this year which is being celebrated across the nation and around the globe.

The event began with Modi paying floral tribute to Patel, also known as "Iron Man of India." He then attended the Unity Day Parade in Kevadia and administered the Unity oath.