Sardar Patel was a ‘rashtranayak’ (national hero), but Jinnah was the one to break the unity of India.
Sardar Patel united the country, while Jinnah divided the country, both cannot be contemporaries (‘samkaksh’). We have to understand the mindset of the elements, who are trying to equate Sardar Patel with Jinnah. The entire state should reject such shameful and condemnable remarks.” “Sardar Patel, who symbolised India’s integrity, united over 563 kingdoms with India (at the time of Independence). Speaking at the foundation stone laying of a government medical college here and inaugurating other projects, Adityanath, without naming Yadav, said, “A leader of a party had a few days back in a speech attempted to equate Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, the man who symbolised the unity of India, with Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who divided the country. Auraiya (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday warned people against political parties which equate Sardar Vallabhai Patel with Muhammad Ali Jinnah, an apparent reference to a recent remark by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
