Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’ in New Delhi on Friday to mark the 150th birth anniversary of India’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Union Minister Manohar Lal and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta were also present at the event (PICS/ PTI)
Updated On: 2025-10-31 07:27 PM IST
Compiled by : Anushree Gaikwad
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who fulfilled Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's dream of a unified India by abrogating Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir
The 'Run for Unity' event was held at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in the national capital
He said that after India's Independence, the British decided to leave the country, dividing it into 562 princely states
Sardar Patel accomplished the monumental task of integrating all the 562 princely states, and the map of modern India that we see today is the result of his vision and efforts, Shah said
He added that regions such as Kathiawar, Bhopal, Junagadh, Jodhpur, Travancore, and Hyderabad made different kinds of attempts to remain separate, but Sardar Patel's iron will and unyielding determination brought all of them together to form one united India
