<span style="color: #222222;">In Tripura, Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed all across the state today. In the state-level main program, Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha administered the integrity pledge to all participants including Ministers who attended the program held at Swami Vivekanand Maidan in Agartala. Chief Minister Dr Saha also flagged off the Run for Unity, organized by the youth affairs and sports department from the Swami Vivekananda Maidan.<br />''<br />''In the Unity Run, thousands of college students, police personnel, NSS volunteers, sports persons, youths, and dignitaries joined the Run to permeate national unity and integrity.<br />''<br />''Speaking on the occasion Chief Minister Dr. Saha paid tribute to Sardar Patel, saying that he was dubbed as the Iron Man of India as he played the pivotal role in unification of pre-independence princely states including Tripura to the Indian republic.  </span><br />