Mahatma Gandhi statue unveiled at Parliament Square in London
A historic bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled today at the Parliament Square here, standing adjacent to iconic leaders like Britain’s war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
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A historic bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled today at the Parliament Square here, standing adjacent to iconic leaders like Britain’s war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. Official FB page of India in UK (High Commission of India, London)
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A galaxy of political leaders led by British Prime Minister David Cameron and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley were joined by Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and the Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi at the ceremony to unveil the 9-foot statue of India’s Father of the Nation. Gandhi is the first Indian and the only person never to have been in a public office to be honoured with a statue at the Square. Official FB page of India in UK (High Commission of India, London)
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The statue was unveiled jointly by Cameron and Jaitley as chants of “Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram”, a popular bhajan that was Gandhi’s favourite, reverberated in the air. Official FB page of India in UK (High Commission of India, London)
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The Indian Flag flying next to the United Kingdom’s Union Jack. Official FB page of India in UK (High Commission of India, London)
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. “This statue is a magnificent tribute to one of the most towering figures in the history of world politics and by putting Mahatma Gandhi in this famous Square we are giving him an eternal home in our country,” said Cameron. Official FB page of India in UK (High Commission of India, London)
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Quoting some of Gandhi’s famous words, Cameron highlighted how his teachings remain as potent today. “This statue celebrates the incredibly special friendship between the world’s oldest democracy and its largest, as well as the universal power of Gandhi’s message,” Cameron said. Official FB page of India in UK (High Commission of India, London)
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