Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led nationwide tributes on National Unity Day, as states held Run for Unity events and unity pledge ceremonies.
- At Ekta Nagar, women officers led multiple contingents from central armed police forces and state police, with an Indian Air Force Surya Kiran aerobatic display and state tableaux spotlighting unity in diversity.
- Prime Minister Modi unveiled a Rs 150 commemorative coin and a special postal stamp issued to honor Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 150th birth anniversary.
- Home Minister Amit Shah announced the Unity Parade will be held every year and flagged off Run for Unity in Delhi, stressing youth participation and a nationwide pledge for cohesion.
- Sardar Patel’s descendants attended the ceremony at the Statue of Unity, and Modi linked Patel’s vision to the revocation of Article 370 as chief ministers across states echoed messages of national integration.