Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
First Deputy Prime Minister of India

“Indeed Gandhi was a pillar of strength and a source of inspiration to the nation. And in his death, we who were his closest associates have suffered an irreparable loss. Gandhiji is gone, but Gandhiji will live in our hearts foe ever…Let us all solemnly pledge ourselves afresh to Gandhiji’s teachings and ideals”January 30, 1948