Pune, Oct. 9 -- Pune will host the 'Run for Unity' mega marathon on November 2 to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of India's Iron Man and architect of national integration, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, said Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol on Thursday.

Announcing the event, Union Minister and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol said the marathon, organised by Sanskriti Pratishthan, will be flagged off from SP College, Tilak Road, and aims to promote fitness, unity, and national harmony among citizens.

"This initiative will bring together people of all age groups around the values of fitness and unity. Since 2014, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sardar Patel's birth anniversary has been ...