Paris: 'Ekta Diwas' was celebrated here on October 31 by the 'In-Fra' association to mark the 144th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Embassy of India in France in a tweet said, "Under the High Patronage of Indian Embassy #EktaDiwas was celebrated(31st Oct)by the "In-Fra" association to mark the 144 birth anniversary of #SardarVallabhbhaiPatel. Talk on Yoga and Speech of Hon'ble Prime Minister was relayed. Mr Arulanandu from Indian Embassy participated in it."
In India, the 144th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel was celebrated with a lot of fanfare. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tribute to India's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Statue of Unity on the occasion.