Advani said when Britain split India in 1947, 565 small and big princely states were given back their sovereignty.
"I believe that if there was not a leader like Sardar (Patel), then India would not just have been divided but disintegrated," he said.
(With IANS inputs)
Advani praises Modi once again
Kevadia: BJP patriarch L K Advani today praised Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's PM candidate narendra Modi once again. Laying the foundation of a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Advani said the "Iron Man" was
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