Watch: PM Modi pays floral tributes to Sardar Patel at Statue of Unity
Watch: PM Modi pays floral tributes to Sardar Patel at Statue of Unity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the 182-meter tall Statue of Unity on his 145th birth anniversary.
PM Modi, whose two-day Gujarat visit started on Friday, reached the Statue of Unity at Kevadiya in Narmada district this morning and offered flowers at the feet of the monument of Sardar Patel.
Sardar Patel's birth anniversary is being celebrated as 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' (National Unity Day) since 2014.
On October 30, PM Modi had inaugurated as many as 17 new projects, including new tourist attractions near the Statue of Unity.
Some of the major attractions include Arogya Van, Ekta Mall, Children Nutrition Park, Sardar Patel Zoological Park or Jungle Safari, and a boat ride.