Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the 'Run for Unity' here tomorrow on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, which is being commemorated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.
The run from Vijay Chowk to India Gate on Rajpath will be flagged off at 8.15 A.M., Home Ministry said in a statement here. Home Minister Rajnath Singh will attend a function at the Sardar Patel Statue in Nampally, Hyderabad, in the morning. He will then attend the passing out parade of Indian Police Service officers at the Hyderabad-based Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy.
The government had announced that it would observe the birth anniversary of Patel on Oct. 31 every year as National Unity Day as a tribute to his efforts to unite India.
A 'Run for Unity' and pledge taking will mark India's first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary October 31, being observed as 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas'.
Country must not divide history: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday that the country "should not divide history and legacy according to our ideologies".
"The country which forgets history can never create history, so for a country filled with aspirations, a country whose youth has dream, we should not forget our personalities of history country should not divide history and legacy according to our ideologies," Modi said as he addressed the gathering on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas-- commemorating the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
"Today is the inspiring day when we remember Sardar Patel," he added.
A 'Run for Unity' will mark India's first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary Oct 31.
Modi also remembered late prime minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary.
Modi remembers Indira
Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary.
"I join my fellow countrymen and women in remembering former PM (Smt) Indira Gandhi on her Punya Tithi (death anniversary)," Modi said in a tweet.
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