He was speaking after flagging off 'Run for Unity' event here as part of the National Unity Day, which is celebrated on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Patel.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced that the Government of India will commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel with a two-year-long nationwide celebration from 2024 to 2026.
Highlighting the country wide celebrations of Sardar Patel's birth anniversary, PM Modi said that lakhs of people are participating in 'Run for Unity' across the country and are taking part in it through cultural programs.
While addressing the people on the occasion, Thakur stated that Sardar Patel always wanted India to be strong, inclusive, alert, polite and developed.
For Sardar Patel, "Ek Bharat" meant equal opportunities for all and "Ek Bharat is a Bharat that gives equal opportunities to women, Dalits, deprived, tribal and forest dwellers, he said
Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu and other leaders also paid tribute to the Iron Man of India.
On this day in 1947, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, the Home Member of Parliament inaugurated the All India Services.
For example, it is a matter of great pride for the Aam Aadmi Party that the work done by us in the field of education and healthcare in Delhi is a focus of research by students of the acclaimed Harvard University.
Modi will be present at the Ekta Diwas parade at Kevadiya near the Statue of Unity.
Modi lauded the vision of former Home Minister Sardar Patel, and said that his government’s attempt is to find a solution to a decades-old problem.
