President Ramnath Govind paid floral tributes at the Sardar Patel Memorial in Delhi. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Home Minister Amit Shah, Deputy Governor Anil Bajpai, and various leaders paid their respects.
A huge statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has been erected at a height of 182 meters (597 feet) on the banks of the Narmada River in the village of Kevadia in the Narmada district of Gujarat.
It is the tallest statue in the world. In the United States, it is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty. It is noteworthy that this statue is named the Statue of Unity.