New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, country's first Deputy Prime Minister, on his death anniversary.
Sardar Patel, also remembered as 'Iron Man of India', played a major role in the country's Independence struggle and subsequently guided its integration into a united, independent nation.
Mr Patel was born on October 31, 1875 in Gujarat's Nadiad town. He died on December 15, 1950.