Brisbane: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in this Australian city, saying that the Mahatma’s legacy is still relevant today.
“Mahatma Gandhi is as relevant today as he was in his lifetime,” Modi said at a function where he unveiled the Gandhi statue at Roma Street Parkland here.
Addressing a gathering of the Indian-Australian community at the venue, following the conclusion of the G20 Summit, the prime minister said: “On October 2 (1869), a person was not born in Porbandar, but an era was born,” referring to the Mahatma.IANS
