Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Birth Anniversary: Know Some Interesting Facts About 'Iron Man Of India'

Sardar Vallabhai Patel played a significant role in unifying India. He was born on October 31, 1875. the occasion of his birth anniversary, take a look at some of the interesting facts about the Iron Man of India:

The man who was popularly known as the Iron Man of India was a member of the Indian National Congress. He fought against the British during India's freedom movement.

Patel became the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Independent India.

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He earned the sobriquet 'Iron Man of India'. He was a lawyer by profession who grew up to become the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.

He championed the rights of farmers, workers, and the populace, showing the country that the essence of politics was to serve, not to wield power.

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Patel's date of birth was never officially recorded, and it was he himself who entered it as 31 October on his matriculation examination papers.

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While Mahatma Gandhi was in prison, Patel was asked s to lead the satyagraha in Nagpur by Members of Congress in 1923 against a law banning the raising of the Indian flag.

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