Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first home minister, at the 182-meter tall Sta🌺tue of Unity here on h❀is 145th birth anniversary.
Sardar Patel'🐻s birth anniversary is bei🥀ng celebrated as 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' (National Unity Day) since 2014.
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.
At the same time, rose petals w𓆉ere showered on the statue from helicopters.
Modi then headed to the parade ground and administered 'national unity pledge' to the gathering o🍨n this occasion.
On Friday, Modi had inaugurated as ma📖ny 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 Zoologica🌱l Park or Jungle Safari, and a boat ride.
