Sardar Patel was architect of unified and integrated India: Uttarakhand CM

Trivendra Singh Rawat Tuesday paid tributes to Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel on his birth anniversary and described him as the architect of a unified and integrated India.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Tuesday paid tributes to Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel on his birth anniversary and described him as the architect of a unified and integrated India.

"The vast, diverse and integrated India that we see today is the creation of Lauhpurush Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. His farsightedness and diplomacy played a great role in unifying this diverse nation after independence," Rawat said in a statement.

He said the Statue of Unity expresses the country's gratefulness to Patel and it will be a true tribute to the great leader.