Summary:
A+ A-New Delhi: Union Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’ event in Delhi to mark the birth anniversary of India’s first deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Prior to the flag-off, President Ram Nath Kovind, Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal paid floral tributeS to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary. Later today, Prime Minister Modi will pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Kevadia. In his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on Sunday, Prime Minister Modi had urged people to participate in large numbers in the ‘Run for Unity’. The Prime Minister said that ‘Run for Unity’ is an event which is beneficial for the mind, body and soul..