Many paid tribute to, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, called Iron man of India, on his death anniversary.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Home Minister Rajnath Singh were among the early birds who paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 66th death anniversary saying that country was grateful for his role in "freedom struggle and decisive leadership".
"Tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his Punya Tithi (death anniversary). India is grateful to him for his role in freedom struggle and decisive leadership," PM Modi said in a tweet.
Finance Minister Jaitley tweeted:
Other BJP leaders including Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, Hayana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also paid tribute India's iron man.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was born on October 31, 1875 in Nadiad, a small village in Gujarat. He was popularly known as the 'Iron man' of India. He died on December 15, 1950 after suffering a heart attack in Mumbai.
Mr Patel was conferred with the highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, in 1991 for his services to the nation.