British PM supports Gandhi statue in London

London, Jan 10: British Prime Minister David Cameron has offered support to the Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust's initiative to install a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at London's prestigious Parliament Square. The prime minister told Asian Lite newspaper that the decision to install a statue of India's Father of the nation at Parliament Square along with Winston Churchill and Nelosn Mandela is wise and timely. “Lots of reasons for the Gandhi statue to be installed at the British Parliament,” Cameron said. “One is the importance of Gandhi to Indian history and the importance of Gandhi’s teachings of non-violence and peaceful protests. I always remember Gandhi’s message to journalists: ‘If you to find yourself, you should lose yourself in the service of others and you should be the change that you want to see in the world’.” The prime minister said, through the initiative, Britain is cementing its historical connection with India. “A statue of Mahatma Gandhi standing alongside Churchill and Mandela at Parliament Square is highly appropriate and I am highly delighted that we have have done this relatively quickly as sometimes the statues take a long time to be commissioned,” Cameron added.