Updated On: 31 October, 2023 08:48 AM IST | Anagha Sawant
On Tuesday, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at his statue on the Patel Chowk on his 148th birth anniversary. See pics (Photo/PTI)

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President Droupadi Murmu with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union MoS for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi and Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena poses for photos after paying homage to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, at Patel Chowk in New Delhi
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On this occasion, Home Minister Shah also flagged off the `Run For Unity` from Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here and administered the Unity oath

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays homage to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, at Patel Chowk in New Delhi
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar pays homage to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, at Patel Chowk in New Delhi

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Every year, October 31 is observed as National Unity Day
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