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AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Friday at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat’s Narmada district, home to the ‘Statue of Unity’, the world’s tallest statue honouring India’s first home minister.

This year’s Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations, which commemorate the birth anniversary of the ‘Iron Man of India’, will include a cultural festival and the National Unity Day parade by security forces, showcasing their skills, discipline and valour, an official statement said.

The parade, which marks the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel, will be organised at Ekta Nagar, where the 182-metre-tall Statue of Unity stands. One of the major attractions of this year’s celebrations at Ekta Nagar will be t

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