PM Modi flags off 'Run for Unity' to mark Sardar Vallabhai Patel's 139th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off 'Run for Unity' at Rajpath in New Delhi on the occasion of birth anniversary of independent India's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhai Patel. Modi earlier arrived at Patel Chowk in the heart of Delhi, where he paid floral tributes to Patel on his 139th birth anniversary. Modi then administered Unity pledge to thousands of participants present at Rajpath addressing the participants of 'Run for Unity'. The government had announced that it would observe the birth anniversary of Patel on October 31 every year as National Unity Day as a tribute to his efforts to unite India. The PM tweeted early this morning, "I bow to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary. Sardar Patel's life is a journey of deep-rooted courage, dedication and service to the Motherland. He is truly the architect of Modern India."
