World News | Gandhi’s impact on the world will never be forgotten, says US Congressman Krishnamoorthi

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (PTI) — Mahatma Gandhi’s impact on the world including the United States will never be forgotten, an Indian-American congressman said.

“Seventy-five years ago today, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. His leadership and dedication to a free and independent India helped inspire other nonviolent movements around the world, including here in the United States,” Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said on Monday express.

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“His impact on the world will never be forgotten,” he added.

The New York Times ran a feature on Monday about Gandhi’s life and legacy.

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“Known as the father of Indian independence, his philosophy of nonviolent resistance to injustice inspired political movements around the world,” the daily wrote.

India’s ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, lays flowers to Gandhi in front of the Gandhi statue near the Indian embassy. “On his Punya Thithi, salute to #MahatmaGandhi. Salute to the brave freedom fighters of #India who sacrificed their lives for their country,” he tweeted.

Consul General Somnath Ghosh also honored the Father of the Nation on Martyrs’ Day at the Gandhi Memorial in Skokie, Illinois. Later, he addressed a group of seniors who had gathered to pay tribute to Gandhi at the Asian Family Services Center in Metropolitan Chicago.

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