India, Oct. 31 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 150th birth anniversary, and cited the words of Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, to say that "India's inner monitor comes from the veracity of Patel's noble soul".

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who is also known as the 'Iron Man of India', was the nation's first home minister and deputy prime minister. He is widely known for his role in the integration of princely states and the Indian Union after Independence.

In 2014, the Narendra Modi-led government introduced Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day to commemorate Sardar Patel's birth anniversary.

Shashi Tharoor took to X and said, "Of the many tributes to #SardarPat...