New Delhi (31/10/2022): On Monday morning, President Droupadi Murmu visited Sardar Patel Chowk in Delhi to pay homage to the former Deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister of India on his birth anniversary which is also observed as the Rashtriya Ekta Divas.
On the occasion, Union Minister Amit Shah flagged off “Run for Unity” at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in Delhi. Union ministers S. Jaishankar and Meenakshi Lekhi were also present.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is considered to be the chief architect of integration of the erstwhile princely states with the Union of India. Former Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted:
“Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s ironclad will united India. The most fitting tribute to him would be to keep the flame of unity he ignited shining brighter than ever.”
The Congress, from its official Twitter handle, tweeted: “We pay our heartfelt tributes to the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, on his birth anniversary. It was for his iron will that the nation was weaved into a union.”
