Bhatkal:  The Bhatkal BJP unit organised a  ‘Run for Unity’ on Wednesday morning to celebrate the 143rd birth anniversary of India's first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

The Ekta Daud started from Hanuman Temple and passed through main road and concluded at Shamshuddin Circle.

Taking part in the run Bhatkal BJP MLA Sunil Naik said, "Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a great leader who united the princely states. His statue, which is the tallest in the world, unveiled (by Prime Minister Narendra Modi) today in Gujarat."

The 182-metre-high structure of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is touted the world's tallest. It is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty in the US and is built on Sadhu Bet, an islet near the Sardar Sarovar Dam.

Bhatkal BJP unit President Rajesh Naik, Ishwar Dodmanne, Subrayya Devadiga and many other leader and party also workers participated. Bhatkal police personnel too took part in the rally.