Last updated on August 9th, 2023 at 05:19 pm
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid homage to Sardar Patel on his Punya Tithi and recalled his everlasting contribution to India.
I pay homage to Sardar Patel on his Punya Tithi and recall his everlasting contribution to India, especially in uniting our nation and giving impetus to all-around development.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, commonly known as Sardar, was an Indian lawyer, influential political leader, barrister, and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. He was a barrister and a senior leader of the Indian National Cong. Elsewhere, he was often called Sardar, meaning “chief” in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, and Persian.
During the political integration of India and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, he acted as the Home Minister. Patel was born in Nadiad, which is in the Kheda district, and was raised in the countryside of the state of Gujarat. He became a successful lawyer.
