Sardar Vallabhai Patel who was called the iron man of india .who ended the rule of maharaja in variuous samsthanam and bring them under one umbrella .after the independance . he played a mojor role in the struggling to get independance to India . He was very fond of Gandhi and considered thim as his elder brother . . some people's opinion iwas such that if Patel was first primeminister of India , it would have prosper more as he was a high disciplined man and have great admonistrative capacity . here is a video clip that explain the great charecters of Sardar Patel . Thanks to youtube