Ahmedabad: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Sunday visited the Statue of Unity dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Narmada district of Gujarat. He also visited the house of the first Union home minister of India and his memorial at Karamsad town in Anand district.

The vice president was in Gujarat to attend the closing ceremony of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar Sunday. After visiting the Statue of Unity, the tallest statue in the world, VP Naidu said it is a "befitting memorial to Sardar Patel". The 182-metre tall statue was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October last year.