Veteran freedom fighter Manibhai Parekh passes away

Saturday, March 25, 2006, 21:05 [IST]

Surat, Mar 25 (UNI) Veteran freedom fighter Manibhai Durlabh Bhai Parekh died at Bardoli in Surat District yesterday.

He was 93.

A close associate of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, the freedom fighter had suffered imprisonment for three years in the Lahore prison during the freedom movement.

He had served as Sardar Patel's driver when the Bardoli Satyagraha was launched.

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