- 67 years after he led India to freedom, the British Parliament is honouring Mahatma Gandhi by installing his statue in its Parliament, beside the likes of Abraham Lincoln and Mandela.
- Britain said that as the father of the biggest democracy in the world, it’s time for Gandhiji to take his place in front of the mother of Parliaments.
- Gandhi’s legacy of non-violence, his vision of communal peace and resistance to division, desire to drive India forward and his commitment to the country are relevant even today.
- The statue will serve as the focal point during the commemoration of Gandhiji’s return from South Africa to begin the struggle for freedom.
- Read at:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/uk-to-honour-gandhiji-with-statue-in-parliament-square/article6191145.ece