Vijayawada Postmaster General DSV Ramana Murthy said, "By uniting more than 562 organizations, Patel said that caste integration will be stopped. He brought the people of the country together. His role in the freedom movement will not be forgotten."
On the occasion of the 148th birth anniversary of Former Deputy Prime Minister of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off 'Run For Unity' in Lucknow on the occasion of Ekta Diwas.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off 'Run For Unity', on the occasion of the 148th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, in Delhi on Tuesday and administered the pledge to fulfill the vision of Sardar Patel.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at his statue-- Statue of Unity-- in Ekta Nagar here on the latter's birth anniversary on Tuesday.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday flagged off 'Run For Unity', on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin paid tribute to freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar on his 116th birth anniversary in Pasumpon at Ramanathapuram on Monday.