{"id":496258,"date":"2023-12-15T10:49:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T05:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=496258"},"modified":"2023-12-15T11:02:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T05:32:28","slug":"pm-modi-sardar-vallabhbhai-patel-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/pm-modi-sardar-vallabhbhai-patel-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, says we continue to draw inspiration from his life and work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi today&nbsp;paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary, India&#8217;s first home minister, stating that his outstanding work serves as a reference for us in creating a stronger and more cohesive nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Called Sardar&nbsp;for his leadership abilities, Patel is known as the founder of modern India, having skillfully used force when necessary in addition to persuasion to bring hundreds of princely states into the Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking to Twitter, PM Modi wrote, he pays tribute to the great Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his Punya Tithi (death anniversary). The cornerstones of contemporary India were built by his visionary leadership and unflinching dedication to the country&#8217;s unity, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tributes to the great Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his Punya Tithi. His visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to the nation&#39;s unity laid the foundations of modern India. His exemplary work guides us towards building a stronger, more united country. We continue to draw\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1735499128124420482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PM Modi continued, His excellent work serves as a guidance for us as we endeavour to create a better, more united nation. We continue to draw inspiration from his life and work towards realizing his dream of a prosperous India. he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Congress President Mallikarjun\u00a0Kharge also paid tribute to the Iron Man of India, tacking to\u00a0X, formerly Twitter, he wrote, even the cruellest tyranny cannot stand before the people when they become united. \u2014 Sardar Vallabhai  Patel .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kharge further said, tribute to the person who is&nbsp;called the Iron Man of India,&nbsp;the first Deputy Prime Minister of the nation, the former President of the Congress, and our hero who made independent India a complete nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sardar Patel&#8217;s personality and ideas will always inspire the coming generations to serve the nation,&nbsp;he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 15, 1950, Patel passed away. 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