Published 17:37 IST, October 2nd 2020

Gandhi Jayanti: Indian High Commissioner to Singapore pays tribute to 'Bapu'

Indian High Commissioner to Singapore commemorated Gandhi at Global Indian International School (GIIS) SMART Campus and Clifford Pier on Gandhi Jayanti.

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On October 2, Indian High Commissioner to Singapore paid respects to Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary. P Kumaran visited Clifford Pier to pay tribute to far of nation where his ashes were immersed 70 years ago. In a post on Twitter, Indian embassy in Singapore wrote that Indian High Commissioner to Singapore commemorated Mahatma Gandhi at Global Indian International School (GIIS) SMART Campus and at Clifford Pier.

"High Commissioner P Kumaran offered floral tributes to Mahatma at GIIS SMART campus," Indian High Commission said in a tweet.

"High Commissioner P Kumaran also visited Clifford Pier to pay respects at place where a part of #MahatmaGandhi ashes was immersed more than 70 years ago at Clifford Pier," it ded.

Mahatma Gandhi''s ideas and messs are more relevant than ever before, India''s High Commissioner to Singapore P Kumaran said in a PTI report. Furr, at event organized with ministers and policymakers on 151st birthday of Gandhi, he said, “Gandhism resonates widely even today,” ding, that leers worldwide opted Gandhi’s ideals of harmony and peace for “people-centric governance, providing better standards of living and respecting nature.” 

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One of 'greatest leers'

P Kumaran dressed Indian students and local community leers on Gandhi Jayanti, where, he also pointed out impact of Gandhi’s principles such as cleanliness in 2020 that inspired 'Swachh Bharat' mission launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He insisted that Gandhi's ideas and messs were more relevant than before among leers of free world. Speaking at event, President of UN in Singapore Alexander Charles Louis called Mahatma Gandhi as one of greatest leers world has seen. He urged aspiring students to inculcate Gandhian values and principles in ir course of journey.

President of Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) Tushar Doshi was quoted saying by PTI, “Mahatma Gandhi’s life is inspiring, and his principles of n-violence, simplicity, and truth inspire us in daily life”

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17:38 IST, October 2nd 2020