On Patel’s birthday, Sikhs faced violence: PM Modi
Remembering Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on the eve of his birth anniversary, PM Narendra Modi in his radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat’ said it was during one of Patel's birthdays that Sikhs across India faced violence and pain. Notably, it was an oblique reference to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots which erupted after the assassination of ex-PM Indira Gandhi on October 31. \n