{"id":9071,"date":"2020-10-31T11:03:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T05:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theleonews.com\/en\/?p=9071"},"modified":"2020-10-31T11:03:15","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T05:33:15","slug":"145th-birth-anniversary-of-the-iron-man-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleonews.com\/en\/145th-birth-anniversary-of-the-iron-man-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"145th Birth Anniversary of the Iron Man of India!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel also known as Sardar Patel is the first Deputy PM of India. A senior leader of the Indian National Congress and a lawyer by profession is hailed as the Iron Man of India, for his role in uniting the 562 princely states of pre-independent India. He was born on 31st October 1875 in Nadiad District Kheda of Gujarat and was committed to integrating the nation after the princely states had been released from British rule by the Indian Independence Act of 1947. He passed away on December 15th, 1950. Today, we celebrate his 145th birth anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>On the occasion, President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary. While, PM Narendra Modi too paid his tributes to the great leader at the \u2018Statue of Unity\u2019 in Kevadia, Gujarat on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember and bow before the country&#8217;s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who shaped the country into a thread of unity on his birth anniversary. Today we all need to reiterate this resolve to dedicate oneself towards maintaining the unity, integrity and security of the nation,\u201d Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah too remembered Sardar Patel saying that India would never forget his steadfast leadership, national dedication and the great contribution laid for the foundation of today&#8217;s strong India. He added that Sardar Patel Ji, an iron man continues to live in the heart of every Indian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel also known as Sardar Patel is the first Deputy PM of India. A senior leader of the Indian National Congress and a lawyer by profession is hailed as the Iron Man of India, for his role in uniting the 562 princely states of pre-independent India. 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