‘Sacred warrior, most enlightened’: Einstein, Mandela, others on Mahatma Gandhi amid PM Modi's controversial remark
Mahatma Gandhi was significantly influenced by Richard Attenborough's 1982 movie 'Gandhi'. He also pointed out that while figures like Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr were globally renowned, the Indian government could have done more to promote Mahatma Gandhi's legacy, a legacy that has resonated across the world.
ALSO READ: 'Koi nahin janta tha Mahatma Gandhi ko…': PM Modi's big claim amid Lok Sabha electionHowever, the stalwarts of activism that PM Modi mentioned during his TV interview had made several statements on Gandhi, even before the 1982 movie was released. Let's take a lookAfter the arrest of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King led the 381-day boycott that would make him famous.
Of the nonviolent direct action technique, he said, “Christ showed us the way, and Gandhi in India showed it could work."On January 30, 1958, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, wrote an article for Hindustan Times, where he wrote, “In our struggle against racial segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, I came to see at a very early stage that a synthesis of Gandhi’s method of non-violence and the Christian ethic of love is the best weapon available to Negroes for this struggle for freedom and human dignity. It may well be that the Gandhian approach will bring about a solution to the race problem in America."ALSO READ: Was Mahatma Gandhi unknown before the 'Gandhi' film? A look at his famous statues worldwideMartin Luther King Jr.
emerged as a towering figure in American history, distinguished by his role as a Christian minister, activist, and visionary political thinker. Nelson Mandela was celebrated as a stalwart of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle.
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