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 

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

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

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

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

the Centre is organising a massive celebration across the country.

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.