A campaign by the Conservative Party to install a statue of Hindu preacher Mohandas Gandhi in London’s Parliament Square has found many dissenters, ranging from Labour leaders to Dalit activists, Sikh NGOs, the founder of the Indo-British Heritage Trust, and even the late Winston Churchill, once leader of the same party which is now spearheading demands for a new Gandhi idol.
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