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Recalling Patel's timely intervention that saved J & K from "aggression," Modi urged young people to participate in the "October 31" Unity Run, the birthday of the birth of Patel and the day when a statue of Sardar Patel – the highest in the world – will be unveiled in Gujarat.
"This is the tallest statue in the world, and every Indian will be proud to see the highest statue in the world on Indian soil, Sardar Patel, a true son of the soil, will also adorn our skies." he declares. He paid tribute to the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the occasion of his birthday, also on 31 October. Modi also mentioned Infantry Day, celebrated annually on October 27, as the first day Indian soldiers set foot in J & K to thwart "aggression".
Citing an interview granted by Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw to Prem reporter Shankar Jha, Modi said that Patel was "irritated" by the delay in launching a military action to expel the attackers in Kashmir. "During the proceedings, Sardar Patel gave him (Manekshaw) a characteristic look and repeated that there should be no delay in our military operation and that a solution had to be sought quickly and immediately. afterwards, our troops flew to Kashmir, we saw how our army succeeded, "said Modi. He declared that in January 1947, Time magazine had covered Patel's cover and described it, describing it as a person with the ability to unite the country and "heal its wounds".
