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Home / News / India News / Photos / Amit Shah flags off ‘Run for Unity’ on Sardar Patel’s 150th birth anniversary

Amit Shah flags off ‘Run for Unity’ on Sardar Patel’s 150th birth anniversary

Updated On: 31 October, 2025 07:27 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

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)

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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)

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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)
<p>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</p>

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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

<p>The `Run for Unity` event was held at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in the national capital</p>

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The `Run for Unity` event was held at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in the national capital

<p>He said that after India`s Independence, the British decided to leave the country, dividing it into 562 princely states</p>

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He said that after India`s Independence, the British decided to leave the country, dividing it into 562 princely states

<p>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&nbsp;</p>

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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 

<p>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</p>

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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

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