Lesser known facts about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron man of India

Known by the names of Bismarck of India and Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel served as India's first Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was an Indian barrister and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress who played a leading role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. He acted as Home Minister during the political integration of India and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Today on his birth anniversary, ETV Bharat presents some unknown facts about the patron saint of India's civil servants for having established the modern all-India services system.