Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Kevadia on his 144th birth anniversary.
The day is celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Divas.
Later, he administered the unity pledge to the hundreds of government personnel gathered there.
Earlier Modi tweeted: "Tributes to the great Sardar Patel on his Jayanti.