PM Modi Commemorates 67th Anniversary of Hyderabad State's Merger With India

New Delhi: On the 67th anniversary of Hyderabad State's merger with the Union of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight paid tributes to those who sacrificed their lives for it and particularly highlighted the "exemplary" role played by Sardar Patel.

He tweeted:
 

I salute all those who sacrificed their lives for India's unity during the period of the merger of Hyderabad State into India.

- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2015

No mention of Hyderabad State's merger into India is complete without remembering exemplary role played by Sardar Patel during those times.

- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2015

It was on this day in 1948 that Hyderabad State merged with the Union of India.