"The stature and work of Shri Narender Modi can only be compared with Sardar Patel," Chouhan tweeted.
Chouhan's tweet came a day before Modi's mega rally in Hyderabad to kick off the BJP's election campaign for the 2014 general elections.
Modi was recently anointed as the BJP's national election campaign chief.
Taking strong exception to the comparison made by Chouhan between Modi and Sardar Patel, Alvi said that it is a severe disrespect to the freedom fighter.
"Sardar Patel was not merely a Minister, he was not merely the Deputy Prime Minister, he was a big freedom fighter. This kind of comparison is extremely unfortunate," he added.
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