National Unity Day 2022 : PM Modi Pays Tribute To Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 

The day, officially called National Unity Day, "will provide an opportunity to re-affirm the inherent strength and resilience of our nation

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Patel, in his roles as India's Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, oversaw the country's political unification

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the peaceful incorporation of the former princely Indian states into the Indian Union.

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He united India's more than 560 separate states under one government.

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On October 31, the birth anniversary of the "Iron Man of India

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the Centre is organising a massive celebration across the country.

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Sardar Patel was dubbed the "Iron Man of India" for his dogged determination and tireless efforts to merge India's numerous princely states into a single, unified country.

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